Firou

{{Infobox settlement |official_name =Firou |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 =Kérou |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 =10331 |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = WAT |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|10|55|9|N|1|56|19|E|region:BJ|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Firou''' is a town and arrondissement in the Atakora Department of northwestern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Kérou. 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 10,331.<ref>[http://www.insae-bj.org/ Institut National de la Statistique Benin] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217002938/http://www.insae-bj.org/ |date=December 17, 2015 }}, 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>

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