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Ganvie, Lake Village, Lake Nokoué, Benin 05, Benin
Benin flag
894
Records
14
Datasets
40
Tables
14
Sources
181
SEL Fields
81
CCL Fields
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📋 Most recent national census: 2013. Included in HERA.
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Datasets (14)
SEL — DGIWG Statistical Extent Location SEL+ — Platform extension (not in DGIWG core spec) CCL — DGIWG Cultural Context Location Extension — Preserved in extension tables (not in core SEL/CCL schema) Pending — Awaiting mapping
BEN Global Data Lab BEN-GDL Development Indices
238 rows · 1 table(s) Global Data Lab 0 1 2 3 9 SEL 2 ext
BEN UNHCR Refugee Data Finder BEN-UNHCR Migration
150 rows · 2 table(s) UNHCR Refugee Data Finder 0 1 2 3 12 CCL 36 ext
BEN World Bank Open Data BEN-WORLD_BANK Development Indicators
132 rows · 2 table(s) World Bank Open Data 0 1 2 3 19 SEL 4 ext
BEN USAID DHS Program BEN-DHS Health Surveys
130 rows · 2 table(s) USAID DHS Program 0 1 2 3 6 SEL 3 CCL 10 ext
BEN HDX COD — Population Statistics (OCHA/UNFPA) BEN-COD_PS Census Derived Population
90 rows · 3 table(s) HDX COD — Population Statistics (OCHA/UNFPA) 0 1 2 3 15 SEL
BEN Glottolog Language Catalog BEN-GLOTTOLOG Language
57 rows · 1 table(s) Glottolog Language Catalog 0 1 2 3 1 SEL 12 CCL 3 ext
BEN LandScan Global (ORNL) BEN-LANDSCAN Modeled Population
37 rows · 3 table(s) LandScan Global (ORNL) 0 1 2 3 Locality 21 SEL 2 ext
BEN GHS Urban Centre Database (EU JRC) BEN-GHSL_UCDB Modeled Population
24 rows · 1 table(s) GHS Urban Centre Database (EU JRC) 0 1 2 3 Locality 3 SEL 7 ext
BEN OpenFactBook BEN-OPENFACTBOOK Country Profile
15 rows · 15 table(s) OpenFactBook 0 1 2 3 96 SEL 3 CCL 580 ext
BEN D-PLACE BEN-DPLACE Ethnographic Societies
6 rows · 1 table(s) D-PLACE 0 1 2 3 1 SEL 10 CCL 7 ext
BEN Afrobarometer BEN-AFROBAROMETER Attitudes Values
5 rows · 5 table(s) Afrobarometer 0 1 2 3 5 SEL 24 CCL 20 ext
BEN NGA GEOnet Names Server (GNS) BEN-NGA_GNS Language
5 rows · 2 table(s) NGA GEOnet Names Server (GNS) 0 1 2 3 4 SEL 12 CCL 20 ext
BEN Ethnic Power Relations Dataset BEN-EPR Political Ethnicity
4 rows · 1 table(s) Ethnic Power Relations Dataset 0 1 2 3 1 SEL 5 CCL 2 ext
BEN Global Organized Crime Index BEN-OCINDEX Crime Index
1 rows · 1 table(s) GI-TOC / ENACT 0 1 2 3
Toponymic Footprint 6,579 place names from NGA GNS

Which languages name the landscape here, and in which writing systems. A language's toponymic footprint and its speaker population are different measures and often diverge.

LanguagePlace names ShareScript
English (eng) 5 55.6%
French (fra) 2 22.2%
Spanish (spa) 1 11.1%
German (deu) 1 11.1%

5,299 distinct features · 4 languages · 0 scripts · 2 conventional English names
Source: NGA GEOnet Names Server (public domain) · rebuilt Wed, 05 Aug 2026. Names follow the US/BGN convention.

Data Sources (14)

The data providers this country's datasets are sourced from — each links out to the provider.

SourceTypeAccess
HDX COD — Population Statistics (OCHA/UNFPA) international_organization bulk_download
Global Data Lab academic api
GI-TOC / ENACT (Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · ENACT) academic bulk_download
Afrobarometer academic api
World Bank Open Data international_organization api
Ethnic Power Relations Dataset academic bulk_download
D-PLACE (Database of Places, Language, Culture & Environment) academic bulk_download
NGA GEOnet Names Server (GNS) official_government bulk_download
UNHCR Refugee Data Finder (UN High Commissioner for Refugees) international_organization api
USAID DHS Program (US Agency for International Development · Demographic and Health Surveys) international_organization api
Glottolog Language Catalog academic bulk_download
GHS Urban Centre Database (Global Human Settlement · EU Joint Research Centre) international_organization bulk_download
LandScan Global (ORNL — Oak Ridge National Laboratory) research_institution earth_engine
OpenFactBook community_compilation bulk_download

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