Tanguiéta - Tanguiéta

Tanguiéta is a city of Northern Benin.

To know

Tanguiéta is the new Natitingou. With a more concise city center and better small-town vibe, Tanguiéta is also a crossroads and a great place to stop and spend a night on the way to the stunning Tanangou Falls (40km dirt road, a 3000F motorbike ride) , the Pendjari National Park (15km beyond Tanangou), the Saturday mile beer market in Tayacou (10km, 1000F motorcycle ride on Cobly road) or in the direction of the Burkina Faso.

Geographical notes

Located in the northwestern part of the country, it borders on the north Burkina Faso, to the south with the municipality of Boukoumbé, to the east with Kérou, Kouandé is Toucountouna and to the west with Matéri is Cobly.

Surrounded by mountains, Tanguiéta features rugged terrain.

Background

During the domain French, Tanguiéta was the regional capital and the departmental seat of the government.

Suggested readings

• (FR) Anatole Coyssi, Tanguiéta, a poste de brousse au Dahomey, Helio N. E. A., 194 ?, 84 p.
• (FR) Tilo Grätz, Tanguiéta: facettes d'histoire et de vie politique d'une commune béninoise à la veille de la décentralisation, Éditions du Flamboyant, Cotonou, 2006, 294 p. ISBN 978-99919-5903-0
• (FR) Philippe Tchegnon, Monographie de la commune de Tanguiéta, May 2006, 60 p.

Suggested movies

• (FR) Le miracle de Tanguiéta, film réalisé par Grégoire Gosset, Comité français de radio télévision, Paris, the Prosecutor's Office, Chantilly, [distrib.], 2013, 26 min, coll. Le Jour du Seigneur (DVD), full video

How to orient yourself

How to get

By car

It is located on the RNIE 3 highway which connects it to Natitingou.

By bus

From Cotonou, there are two bus services that depart at 7:00 am and arrive in Tanguiéta around 4:00 pm. This is the best option. The companies are:

• Confort Lines: Has less leg room but offers you a free sandwich.
• Coton 'Bus: it has more space, it is an independent company and not a giant like Confort Lines and it was also the first company to provide services to Tanguiéta.

Both provide free treated water. There is also a return bus every day, which leaves again from Tanguita at 7:00 am and arrives in Cotonou at 4:00 pm.

How to get around

You can walk most of the distances in the city.

By taxi

The races zem range from 100 to 300 CFA. There is no need for car service as you move around the city.

What see

Events and parties

In the city there are festivals of folklore and local traditions.

What to do

Shopping

• Market. Mon. Tanguiéta is at its peak on market day. 
• Millet beer market (In nearby Tayacou). Sat afternoon. There is a lot of exquisite beer by the mile and old people's dancing. 
• IDI Services (Chez Madame Azon) (Opposite the postal and telecommunication service), ☎ 229 94527867, @[email protected]. From 9:00. Shop where you can buy crockery and everything for the home (clothes, glasses, cutlery, etc.). No entry price. 

How to have fun

Where to eat

Average prices

• Chez Julie (In the city center, in the direction of Porga, turn halfway to the right and after 100 meters there is the restaurant on the right). Food 1,000 CFA. Delicious food. 

Where stay

Moderate prices

• Camping Tata (On the outskirts of Tanguiéta near a traditional Tata Somba). The campsite offers rooms with fan, shower, toilet and TV. There is a small restaurant with traditional and European dishes for visitors. 

Average prices

• Hotel Atakora (In the center of Tanguiéta, above the Quidata supermarket). 2,500 CFA food. The hotel offers 10 comfortable rooms with air conditioning, shower, toilet, water heater and TV. Food is available in the cafeteria. From the roof terrace you can enjoy a wonderful view of the sunset and the evening life in the streets of Tanguiétas. 
• Baobab hotel (At the Tanguiéta exit towards Porga), ☎ 229 9744 0936. The hotel offers 16 bungalow-style rooms built in a similar way to the local architecture. All rooms are equipped with shower and toilet: 14 rooms have a fan and 2 rooms are air conditioned. The restaurant is located in the shade of old trees offering European and African dishes. 
• Cascade hotel (At the Tanguiéta exit towards Batia). The hotel is open all year round and offers 8 rooms with fan, shower / WC. 
• Relais de Tanongou (At the entrance to the Tanongou waterfall). It offers a relaxing place to rest. There are 6 bungalow rooms with fan, indoor or outdoor shower / toilet. The restaurant offers European dishes and minimum service from 1st June to 30th November. 
• Hébergement chez the habitat. In Tanongou village people offer rooms in their homes and offer traditional cuisine. The rooms are equipped with mosquito nets, lights, showers and toilets. The rooms offer a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in village life. 
• Camp Numi (50 km north near the entrance to the Pendjari National Park in Batia). It offers six rooms with water heater, shower and toilet. There is a swimming pool and a restaurant with European cuisine. 
• Pendjari hotel (It is the only hotel in the Pendjari National Park). It has a total of 43 rooms and bungalows, a swimming pool and a restaurant. The hotel is open from 1st December to 31st May. 
• Hotel Porga (A Porga at the entrance to the Pendjari National Park, 7 km from the border between Benin and Burkina Faso). The hotel offers 12 rooms and 3 bungalows with fans. A restaurant is available to visitors. The hotel is only open during the dry season from 15th December to 31st May. 

Safety

• 10.624431.267321 Saint Jean de Dieu Hospital (San Jean de Dieu Fatebenefratelli). Run by monks Italians, known throughout the country for its work and considered the best hospital in Benin. Even people who can afford it come here from neighboring countries to be treated. Born in 1970 with 80 beds. Today it has more than 200 and has been proposed by the WHO as a model for the training of health teams in Benin and Burkina Faso. It is capable of operating several thousand hospitalizations and surgeries annually, as well as thousands of other outpatient services. It also functions as a graduate school for students, as a reference center for 17 dispensaries in the neighboring areas and periodically carries out vaccination campaigns against tetanus, polio, measles and meningitis. 

How to keep in touch

Internet

The city has internet access available.

Around

• Pendjari National Park
• Tanongou

Other projects

• Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Tanguiéta
• Commons contains images or other files on Tanguiéta

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