Regions of Togo
The West African state of Togo is divided into five regions ( régions , singular région ), which in turn are divided into 39 prefectures and one commune (Lomé).
region | population | Area (km²) |
Population density ( inhabitants / km²) |
Capital |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maritime (with Lomé) | 2,565,696 † | 6,395 | 401 | Lomé |
Plateaux | 1,363,997 | 16,974 | 80 | Atakpamé |
Centrale | 610.140 | 13,182 | 46 | Sokodé |
Kara | 759.825 | 11,631 | 65 | Kara |
Savanes | 816.098 | 8,603 | 94 | Dapaong |
Togo as a whole | 6,115,756 | 56,785 | 108 | Lomé |
Source: RPGH4 census from November 2010 |
† of which Lomé 833,366
history
The division into the regions has existed since 1970. At the beginning of the 1950s, Togo, which was still French, was divided into 6 "circumscriptions". In 1955 these were dissolved into the four regions Center, Maritime, Plateaux and Savanes, and in 1966 they were abolished as administrative units and reintroduced in 1970 . As the last change to this division, the Kara region was formed in 1981 from parts of the Center and Savanes regions.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ RECENSEMENT GÉNÉRAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L'HABITAT: Tableau 2.1: Répartition de la population recensée selon la région, le sexe et la situation de résidence. Intitut National de la Statistique et des Études Économoiques et Démographiques (INSEED) Togo, accessed on April 30, 2020 (French).