IPUMS-I: descr: BPL2

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BPL2_BJ

Commune of birth, Benin [Level 2: consistent boundaries, GIS]

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Code	Label	benin 1979	benin 1992	benin 2002	benin 2013
	Alibori
204001001	Banikorara	X	X	X	X
204001002	Gogounou	X	X	X	X
204001003	Kandi	X	X	X	X
204001004	Karimama	X	X	X	X
204001005	Malanville	X	X	X	X
204001006	Segbana	X	X	X	X
204001099	Alibori district, unknown commune	·	X	X	X
	Atacora
204002001	Boukoumbe	X	X	X	X
204002002	Cobly	X	X	X	X
204002003	Kerou	X	X	X	X
204002004	Kouande	X	X	X	X
204002005	Materi	X	X	X	X
204002006	Natitingou	X	X	X	X
204002007	Penhunco	X	X	X	X
204002008	Taqnguiete	X	X	X	X
204002009	Toucountouna	X	X	X	X
204002099	Atacora district, unknown commune	·	X	X	X
	Atlantique
204003001	Abomey-Calavi	X	X	X	X
204003002	Allada	X	X	X	X
204003003	Kpomasse	X	X	X	X
204003004	Ouidah	X	X	X	X
204003005	So-Ava	X	X	X	X
Code	Label	benin 1979	benin 1992	benin 2002	benin 2013
204003006	Toffo	X	X	X	X
204003007	Tori-Bossito	X	X	X	X
204003008	Ze	X	X	X	X
204003099	Atlantique distict, unknown commune	·	X	X	X
	Borgou
204004001	Bembereke	X	X	X	X
204004002	Kalale	X	X	X	X
204004003	N'Dali	X	X	X	X
204004004	Nikki	X	X	X	X
204004005	Parakou	X	X	X	X
204004006	Perere	X	X	X	X
204004007	Sinende	X	X	X	X
204004008	Tchaourou	X	X	X	X
204004099	Borgou district, unknown commune	·	X	X	X
	Collines
204005001	Bante	X	X	X	X
204005002	Dassa-Zoume	X	X	X	X
204005003	Glazoue	X	X	X	X
204005004	Ouesse	X	X	X	X
204005005	Savalou	X	X	X	X
204005006	Save	X	X	X	X
204005099	Collines distict, unknown commune	·	X	X	X
	Couffo
204006001	Aplahoue	X	X	X	X
204006002	Djakotome	X	X	X	X
Code	Label	benin 1979	benin 1992	benin 2002	benin 2013
204006003	Dogbo	X	X	X	X
204006004	Klouekanme	X	X	X	X
204006005	Lalo	X	X	X	X
204006006	Toviklin	·	X	X	X
204006099	Couffo district, unknown commune	·	X	X	X
	Donga
204007001	Bassila	X	X	X	X
204007002	Copargo	X	X	X	X
204007003	Djougou	X	X	X	X
204007004	Ouake	X	X	X	X
204007099	Donga district, unknown commune	·	X	X	X
	Littoral
204008001	Contonou	X	X	X	X
204008099	Littoral department, unknown commune	·	X	X	·
	Mono
204009001	Athieme	X	X	X	X
204009002	Bopa	X	X	X	X
204009003	Come	X	X	X	X
204009004	Crand-Popo	X	X	X	X
204009005	Houeyogbe	X	X	X	X
204009006	Lokossa	X	X	X	X
204009099	Mono district, unknown commune	·	·	X	X
	Oueme
204010001	Adjarra	X	X	X	X
204010002	Abjohoun	X	X	X	X
Code	Label	benin 1979	benin 1992	benin 2002	benin 2013
204010003	Aguegues	X	X	X	X
204010004	Akpro-Misserete	X	X	X	X
204010005	Avrankou	X	X	X	X
204010006	Bonou	X	X	X	X
204010007	Dangbo	X	X	X	X
204010008	Port-Novo	X	X	X	X
204010009	Seme-Kpodji	X	X	X	X
204010099	Oueme district, unknown commune	·	·	X	X
	Plateau
204011001	Adja-Ouere	X	X	X	X
204011002	Ifangni	X	X	X	X
204011003	Ketou	X	X	X	X
204011004	Pobe	X	X	X	X
204011005	Sakete	X	X	X	X
204011099	Plateau district, unknown commune	·	·	X	X
	Zou
204012001	Abomey	X	X	X	X
204012002	Agbangnizoun	X	X	X	X
204012003	Bohicon	X	X	X	X
204012004	Cove	X	X	X	X
204012005	Djidja	X	X	X	X
204012006	Ouinhi	X	X	X	X
204012007	Zagnanado	X	X	X	X
204012008	Za-Kpota	X	X	X	X
204012009	Zogbodomey	X	X	X	X
Code	Label	benin 1979	benin 1992	benin 2002	benin 2013
204012099	Zou district, unknown commune	·	·	X	X
	Other
204097097	Abroad	·	·	X	X
204098098	Unknown	X	X	X	·

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BPL2_BJ indicates the person's commune of birth within Benin. Birthplace commune codes from BPL2_BJ are compatible with codes from GEO2_BJ. Refer to BPL1_BJ for a person's department of birth.
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