Birni

{{Infobox settlement |official_name =Birni |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type =Arrondissement and town |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Benin |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Benin |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Benin}} |subdivision_type1 = Department |subdivision_name1 =Atakora Department |subdivision_type2 = Commune |subdivision_name2 =Kouandé |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |population_as_of = 2002 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =12559 |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = WAT |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|09|59|21|N|01|31|37|E|region:BJ|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Birni''' is a town and arrondissement in the Atakora Department of northwestern Benin near the border of Togo. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Kouandé. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 12,559.<ref>[http://www.insae-bj.org/ Institut National de la Statistique Benin], accessed by [http://www.geohive.com/cntry/benin.aspx?levels=Atacora Geohive] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015091515/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/benin.aspx?levels=Atacora |date=2009-10-15 }}, accessed January 18, 2010</ref>

==Environment== The town has waterfalls and mountains close to it. Mangoes are plentiful in the area.<ref name="Eicher Blog Site Announcements">Eicher, M. (2014, July 29). Site Announcements! Retrieved November 18, 2014, from http://meaghaneicher.wordpress.com/2014/07/29/site-announcements/</ref>

==Language== The local language is Bariba. 95% speak the local language, and only 5% speak French.<ref name="Eicher Blog Site Announcements" />

==Infrastructure== The town has electricity and wells.<ref name="Eicher Blog Site Announcements" />

==Community Development== From June 2014 to September 2016 the Peace Corps placed a volunteer there to teach English.<ref name="Eicher Blog about">Eicher, M. (2014, May 14). About Retrieved November 18, 2014, from http://meaghaneicher.wordpress.com/about/</ref> As of November 2014, the closest Peace Corps house/workstation is in the city of Natitingou, 40 km (24.9 mi) away.<ref name="Eicher Blog Site Announcements" /> There is also a Catholic mission.<ref name="Eicher Blog first days at post part 2">Eicher, M. (2014, October 17). First Days At Post Part 2 Retrieved November 18, 2014, from http://meaghaneicher.wordpress.com/2014/10/17/first-days-at-post-part-2/</ref>

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Category:Populated places in the Atakora Department Category:Arrondissements of Benin