The head of the Borgou region is the town of Parakou.
It is at the end of the railway line to the north from Cotonou.
Parakou is the most important city in the north of Benin.
Is it 410 km. north of Cotonou and 315 km from the Niger
border where one picks up the main route to Niamey.
From Parakou, it is possible to drive northwest, on a good
paved road, 130 km to Djougou.
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