Kétou [ke.tu] is a Yoruba town, arrondissement , and commune located in the Plateau Department of the Republic of Benin (previously called Dahomey). The commune covers an area of 2183 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 156,497 people, making it the 13th largest settlement in Benin.
4-757: The current mayor is Lucie Ablawa Sessinou of the Progressive Union . Kétou (Ketu) is said to have been founded by Ede, son of Sopasan and grandson of Oduduwa (also known as Odùduwà or Oòduà), who ruled the Yoruba kingdom of Ilé-Ifẹ̀ (also known as Ife ) in present-day Nigeria . The oba (meaning 'king' or 'ruler' in the Yoruba language ) is referred to as the Alákétu of Kétu. Most Gbe speaking people ( Ewe , Adja , Fon , and speakers of Phla-Phera languages ) trace their origins to Ketou. According to their oral history, Ketou
8-505: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lucie Ablawa Sessinou Lucie Ablawa Sessinou is a Beninese politician and the mayor of Kétou . She was elected on the ticket of the Beninese political party Progressive Union in the municipal elections of 2020 . In July 2018, she became the president of the network of elected female councilors in Benin. Lucie Ablawa Sessinou became
12-522: The first mayor of Kétou in 2003 during the first decentralization mandate in Benin following the municipal elections of 2002 . She lost the position in 2008 during the municipal elections of 2008 . A former teacher turned entrepreneur, Lucie Ablawa Sessinou advocates for the involvement of Beninese women in the management of urban affairs and national governance. She co-founded the network of elected female councilors in Benin and served as its president as of July 2018. Re-elected as mayor of Kétou in
16-553: Was originally known as Ketume (in the sand). Alternatively, they also refer to Ketou as Amedzorfe (place of human origin). They were displaced by the Yoruba because the Yoruba had larger population and access to horses / cavalry from the north. Ketu North and Ketu South administrative districts in the Volta region of Ghana are named in remembrance of these peoples' origins from Ketou in Benin. The indigenes of these two districts are mainly Ewes. This Plateau Department location article
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