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Anié
Anié or Ana is a town in the Plateaux Region of Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ..., about 26 km north of Atakpame. It is served by a station on the national railway network. Populated places in Plateaux Region, Togo {{Togo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. It covers about with a population of approximately 8 million, and has a width of less than between Ghana and its eastern neighbor Benin. From the 11th to the 16th century, tribes entered the region from various directions. From the 16th century to the 18th century, the coastal region was a trading center for Europeans to purchase slaves, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name "The Slave Coast". In 1884, Germany declared a region including a protectorate called Togoland. After World War I, rule over Togo was transferred to France. Togo gained its independence from France in 1960. In 1967, Gnassingbé Eyadéma led a successful military coup d'état, after which he became president of an anti-communist, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plateaux Region, Togo
Plateaux 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 (after the Maritime Region). Other major cities in the Plateaux region include Kpalimé and Badou. The highest point of the country, Mount Agou, is located within this region. Plateaux is located north of Maritime Region and south of Centrale Region. In the west, it borders the Volta Region of Ghana, and in the east it borders three departments of Benin: Collines to the northeast; Zou to the east; and Kouffo to the southeast. Plateaux is divided into the prefectures of: * Agou Prefecture *Amou Prefecture * Danyi Prefecture *Est-Mono Prefecture *Haho Prefecture *Kloto Prefecture *Moyen-Mono Prefecture *Ogou Prefecture *Wawa Prefecture See also * Regions of Togo Togo is divided into five regions (''régions'', singular ''région'') (capitals in parentheses): The regions are divided into 30 Prefectures of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
