Akassato is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Abomey-Calavi. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 17,197.Institut National de la Statistique Benin, accessed by Geohive , accessed 19 January, 2011
Akassato, like many areas of Benin, is home to a constituent monarchy.
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