The New International Encyclopædia/Porto Novo (Dahomey)

PORTO NOVO, nō′vō̇. The capital of the French West African colony of Dahomey, situated a short distance from the Gulf of Guinea and connected by a lagoon with the seaport of Kotonu. It trades in palm oil and kernels. Porto Novo was the capital of the negro State of the same name, incorporated in 1893, with the colony of Dahomey. Population, estimated at 50,000.