It lies 69 kilometers west of Kandi at the heart of the most productive cotton-growing region in Benin.

[2] The arrondissement of Banikoara contains the villages of Arbonga, Demanou, Derou Garou, Kokire, Kommon, Kori Ginguiri, Tokey Banta, Wagou, Weterou and Yadikparou.

[6] The telephone lines are in poor condition, which makes it difficult to maintain a regular and reliable connection for Internet access.

[6] UNESCO has donated four computers and other equipment and provided an initial two-week training and been responsible for the establishment of a radio station in Banikoara in 1994.

[6] They had provided education to local people in basic IT and Internet skills since February 2002, text processing, photocopying, scanning, printing and photography.