Regions of Togo
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The regions are divided into 30 prefectures and 1 commune.
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Togo
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
is divided into five region
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...
s (régions, singular région) (capitals in parentheses):
- CentraleCentrale RegionCentrale is one of Togo's five regions. Sokodé is the regional capital. It is the smallest region in terms of population.Other major cities in the Centrale region include Tchamba and Sotouboua....
(SokodéSokodéSokodé is the second largest city in Togo and seat of the Tchaoudjo and Centrale Region in the center of the country, north of Lomé. With a population of 86,500 , currently at around 113,000, the city is situated between the Mo and Mono rivers, and it is a commercial center for the surrounding...
) - KaraKara RegionKara is one of Togo's five regions. Kara is the regional capital.Other major cities in the Kara region include Bafilo, Bassar, and Niamtougou.Kara is divided into the prefectures of Assoli, Bassar, Bimah, Dankpen, Doufelgou, Kéran, and Kozah....
(Kara) - MaritimeMaritime RegionMaritime is the southernmost of Togo's five regions, with the country's only shoreline on the Bight of Benin. Lomé serves as both the regional and national capital...
(LoméLoméLomé, with an estimated population of 737,751, is the capital and largest city of Togo. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, Lomé is the country's administrative and industrial center and its chief port. The city exports coffee, cocoa, copra, and palm kernels...
) - PlateauxPlateaux Region, TogoPlateaux is one of Togo's five regions.Atakpamé is the regional capital. It is the largest region in terms of area and has the second largest population . Other major cities in the Plateaux region include Kpalimé and Badou....
(AtakpaméAtakpaméFounded by the Yoruba people, Atakpamé, the fifth largest city in Togo by population , is a city in the Plateaux Region of Togo. It is an industrial centre and lies on the main north-south highway, 161 km north of the capital Lomé...
) - SavanesSavanes Region, TogoSavanes is the northernmost of the five Regions of Togo. Dapaong is the regional capital. Another major town in the region is Mango.Savanes is divided into the prefectures of Kpendjal, Oti, Tandjouaré, and Tône....
(DapaongDapaongDapaong is a city in northern Togo and prefecture seat of Tône in the Savanes Region. It is situated 638 km north of the capital Lomé, near the border with Burkina Faso. It is a market town and has a small museum....
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The regions are divided into 30 prefectures and 1 commune.
See also
- Prefectures of TogoPrefectures of Togo||The regions of Togo are subdivided into 30 prefectures and one commune. The following reference maps display the prefectures, by region:-Centrale:*Blitta*Sotouboua*Tchamba*Tchaoudjo-Kara:*Assoli*Bassar*Bimah *Dankpen*Doufelgou*Kéran...
- ISO 3166-2:TGISO 3166-2:TGISO 3166-2:TG is the entry for Togo in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Togo, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined...