Sokodé
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| 8 ° 59 ′ 0 ″ N , 1 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ E | |||
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 Togo
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| Region : | Centrale | ||
| Prefecture : | Tchaudjo | ||
| Height : | 403 m | ||
| Residents : | 95,070 (2010 Census) | ||
Sokodé is a city in Togo and the capital of the Centrale region . With a population of around 107,700 (2019 estimate), it is the second largest in the country. Sokodé lies between the Mo and Mono rivers . The city is the most important transhipment point for its agricultural area. Sokodé has been a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network since 2017 .
Ethnically the city lies in the settlement area of the Kotokoli .
Sokodé is the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Sokodé , which has existed since 1955 and which arose from an Apostolic Prefecture that had existed since 1937 . The main church is the Sainte Thérèse cathedral .
The city's landmark is the Great Old Mosque. Sokodé is home to the AC Semassi FC football club .
sons and daughters of the town
- Edem Kodjo (1938-2020), Togolese politician and writer
- Jacques Danka Longa (* 1961), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Kara
- Mohamed Kader (* 1979), Togolese football player
- Assimiou Touré (* 1988), German-Togolese football player
Climate table
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Sokodé
Source: wetterkontor.de
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Web links
Commons : Sokodé - collection of images, videos and audio files
