Use the currency converter below to calculate the current exchange rate for the city of Porto-Novo. The currency used in Porto-Novo is the CFA Franc BCEAO. Porto-Novo is the capital of Benin.

If you are traveling to Porto-Novo, you will need to exchange your currency for the Beninois Franc. You may exchange your money for the CFA Franc BCEAO at most Porto-Novo banks or at specialized stores called Foreign Exchange Bureaus. Look for signs that say Bureau De Change, Geld Wechseln or Cambio. You may be able to exchange your money at the Porto-Novo airport, but exchange rates may not be the best. You should consider purchasing the CFA Franc BCEAO currency at a more favorable exchange rate before you arrive in Porto-Novo. You can do that by researching online currency brokers that do foreign exchange. If on holiday, vacation, or business you can also inquire about purchasing travellers checks (Travellers Cheques). Also, before your trip, consult with your credit or debit card bank about the foreign exchange transaction fees charged for using your card in Porto-Novo, Benin.

About Porto-Novo Porto-Novo (also known as Hogbonou and Adjacé) is the official capital of the West African nation of Benin, and was the capital of French Dahomey. The commune covers an area of 110 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people. Porto-Novo is a port on an inlet of the Gulf of Guinea, in the southeastern portion of the country. It is Benin's second largest city, and although the official capital, the city of Cotonou is more important, culturally and politically. The region around Porto-Novo produces palm oil, cotton and kapok. Petroleum was discovered off the coast of the city in the 1990s, and has become an important export. Porto-Novo is located at 6°28' North, 2°36' East (6.46667, 2.6). Adjogan Adjogan music is endemic to Porto-Novo. The style of music is played on an alounloun, a stick with metallic rings attached which jingle in time with the beating of the stick. The alounloun is said to descend from the staff of office of King Te-Agdanlin. The music is played to honor the King and his ministers. The music is also played in the city's Roman Catholic churches, but the royal bird crest has been replaced with a cross.

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