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Togo, [a] officially the Togolese Republic, [b] is a country in West Africa.It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. [11] It is one of the least developed countries and extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. [11]
The location of Togo An enlargeable map of the Togolese Republic. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Togo: . Togo – sovereign country located in West Africa bordering Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. [1]
Togo stretches 579 km (360 mi) north from the Gulf and is only 160 km (99 mi) wide at the broadest point. In total, Togo has an area of 56,785 km 2 (21,925 sq mi), of which 54,385 km 2 (20,998 sq mi) is land and 2,400 km 2 (927 sq mi) is water. Togo is commonly divided into six geographic regions. In the south are low-lying sandy beaches.
Togo's president has signed a new constitution eliminating presidential elections, his office said late Monday, a move that opponents say will allow him to extend his family's six-decade rule.
This is a list of cities and towns in Togo. [1] [2] List. By population. Rank City Population 1981 census Population 2010 census Region 1. Lomé ...
The Diamond Cement Ghana Limited factory is located at Aflao. [7] In early 2014, a 2.5 km rail siding was completed to connect the cement works to the port of Lomé. [8] This siding crosses the border from Togo to Ghana and is of the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) gauge. The total average annually volume of trade that goes through the border ...
The first Europeans to see Togo were João de Santarém and Pêro Escobar, the Portuguese explorers who sailed along its coast between 1471 and 1473. [3] The Portuguese built forts in neighboring Ghana (at Elmina) and Benin (at Ouidah). Although the coast of Togo had no natural harbors, the Portuguese did trade at a small fort at Porto Seguro. [2]
Location Year listed UNESCO data Description Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba* Kara Region: 2004 1140bis; v, vi (cultural) The Koutammakou landscape in north-eastern Togo and neighbouring Benin is home to the Batammariba, whose remarkable mud tower-houses are known as takienta (sikien in the plural).