Allada
Allada | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 6°39′N 2°09′E / 6.650°N 2.150°E | |
| Country | Benin |
| Department | Atlantique Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 381 km2 (147 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 127,512 |
| Website | http://www.web-africa.org/allada/ |
Allada [a.la.da] is a town, arrondissement, and commune, located in the Atlantique Department of Benin.
The current town of Allada corresponds to Great Ardra (also called Grand Ardra, or Arda), which was the capital of a Fon kingdom also called Allada (the kingdom of Ardra or kingdom of Allada), which existed as a sovereign kingdom from around the 13th or 14th century (date of the initial settlements by Aja people, reorganized as a kingdom c. 1600) until 1724, when it fell to the armies of neighbour Kingdom of Dahomey. The present-day commune of Allada covers an area of 381 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 127,512 people.