Kandi

Kandi is claimed by the royal family to have been founded by elephant hunters of the Sinaboko from the Bariba Kingdom of Nikki.

Kandi is subdivided into 10 arrondissements, which contain 39 villages and nine urban districts.

Bombax costatum, known as 'false kapok', is locally important as an agriforest subsistence crop in Kandi.

Kandi is a major centre of the cotton-growing region, with cotton-ginning factories providing local employment.

The commune of Kandi is located 650 kilometres from Cotonou, in the Sudanian savanna zone.