Aguégués
Aguégués (pronounced "a-ge-ge") is a town in Southern Benin. Aguégués is a lakeside community made up of submersible earth islands in the lower part of the Ouémé River. It extends for 103 k m Every year from July to November, the entire community is flooded.
Understand
Aguégués is a town and commune concentrated mainly along the Ouémé River, covering 52 km, with a population of over 44,000 (2023).
Get in
Canoes and other boats are the means of transport to Aguégués. There is a canoe at Djassin Tokpa (Porto-Novo) every hour going to Aguégués. Visitors are taxed higher than the indigenous people, so expect to pay an average of 4000 XOF for a round trip.
Get around
With a canoe and a paddler, you are able to explore the different concessions around.
See
Aguégués is located on a watery highway of canoes and motorised boats. The lake around the village features stilts and is home to a variety of Beninese wildlife. Tourist attractions in Aguégués include:
- African manatee cottage
- Bamèzoun Forest
- Goukou and Sohonto Square
- Wandja Bush
- Soholou Palace
- Wreck of warships
Do
Every year, the inhabitants of Aguégués celebrate Wémèxé, an identity festival of the Oumé department.