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Kétou
Commune and city
Chief of Kétou (1900)
KétouLocation in Benin
Coordinates: 7°21′29″N 2°36′27″E / 7.35806°N 2.60750°E / 7.35806; 2.60750
Country	Benin
Department	Plateau Department
Government
• Mayor	Lucie Ablawa Sessinou, Progressive Union
Area
• Total	843 sq mi (2,183 km)
Population
• Total	156,497 (2,013)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Kétou [ke.tu] is a Yoruba town, arrondissement, and commune located in the Plateau Department of the Republic of Benin (previously called Dahomey). The commune covers an area of 2183 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 156,497 people, making it the 13th largest settlement in Benin.

The current mayor is Lucie Ablawa Sessinou of the Progressive Union.

History

Kétou (Ketu) is said to have been founded by Ede, son of Sopasan and grandson of Oduduwa (also known as Odùduwà or Oòduà), who ruled the Yoruba kingdom of Ilé-Ifẹ̀ (also known as Ife) in present-day Nigeria. The oba (meaning 'king' or 'ruler' in the Yoruba language) is referred to as the Alákétu of Kétu.

Most Gbe speaking people (Ewe, Adja, Fon, and speakers of Phla-Phera languages) trace their origins to Ketou. According to their oral history, Ketou was originally known as Ketume (in the sand). Alternatively, they also refer to Ketou as Amedzorfe (place of human origin). They were displaced by the Yoruba because the Yoruba had larger population and access to horses / cavalry from the north. Ketu North and Ketu South administrative districts in the Volta region of Ghana are named in remembrance of these peoples' origins from Ketou in Benin. The indigenes of these two districts are mainly Ewes.

References

1. "Ketou". Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
2. "Communes of Benin". Statoids. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
3. "GeoHive - Benin population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-11-15.

4 Felix Kuadugah-contributor , History of Ketou

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Collines Department	Bantè Dassa-Zoumè Glazoué Ouèssè Savalou Savè
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Littoral Department	Cotonou
Mono Department	Athiémè Bopa Comé Grand-Popo Houéyogbé Lokossa
Ouémé Department	Adjarra Adjohoun Aguégués Akpro-Missérété Avrankou Bonou Dangbo Porto-Novo Sèmè-Kpodji
Plateau Department	Ifangni Adja-Ouèrè Kétou Pobè Sakété
Zou Department	Abomey Agbangnizoun Bohicon Covè Djidja Ouinhi Za-Kpota Zagnanado Zogbodomey

v t e Arrondissements of the Plateau Department
Adja-Ouèrè	Adja-Ouèrè Ikpinlè Kpoulou Massè Oko-Akarè Totonnoukon
Ifangni	Banigbé Daagbé Ifangni Ko-Koumolou Lagbé Tchaada
Kétou	Adakplamé Idigny Kpankou Kétou Odometa Okpometa
Pobè	Ahoyéyé Igana Issaba Pobè Towé
Sakété	Aguidi Ita-Djèbou Sakété I Sakété II Takon Yoko

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