Skip to content
heritageworld
Menu

Koutammakou

Also known as Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba, Koutammakou

CulturalBenin, Togo
Sponsor this site

In preparation

A full profile of Koutammakou is being written.

We're still writing the full guide to this site. The essential facts are below, and you can help by suggesting corrections or additions.

Know this place? Suggest a correction or addition

Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Koutammakou is about 40 km south-west of Natitingou. The nearest other World Heritage site is W-Arly-Pendjari Complex, about 250 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Natitingou · about 81,000 peopleabout 40 km north-east
  • Djougou · about 203,000 peopleabout 70 km south-east
  • Mango · about 43,000 peopleabout 80 km north-west
  • Bassar · about 62,000 peopleabout 95 km south-west
  • Sokodé · about 118,000 peopleabout 120 km south
  • Yendi · about 43,000 peopleabout 150 km south-west
KoutammakouTamaleDjougouParakouSokodéKandiBolgatangaNatitingouBawkuBassarYendiMangoRoyal Court of Tiébélé100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Koutammakou and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesW-Arly-Pendjari Complex1Royal Court of Tiébélé2Royal Palaces of Abomey3Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove4Asante Traditional Buildings5Koutammakou
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

Further resources

The official record, while our own profile is in hand

The official record

Trip reports

No one has written up a visit to Koutammakou yet. If you have been, we would like to hear how it went.

Been here? Share a trip reportGuest reports are credited and edited with you before they appear.

Suggest a correction or additionEvery message is read by an editor.

Facts from open data: Wikidata (CC0)