Maritime is the southernmost 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 ...

's five

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, with the country's only shoreline on the Bight of Benin.

Tsévié Tsévié is a city and canton in the Maritime Region of Togo. It is situated 32 km north of the capital Lomé and at the 2010 Census had a population of 54,474. The city is inhabited primarily by Ewe people. It is the capital of the prefectur ...

serves as the regional capital. It is the smallest region in terms of area, but it has the largest population. Other major cities in the Maritime region include

Lomé Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437

, the Capital of Togo, and Aného. Maritime is located south of Plateaux Region. In the west, it borders the

Volta Region Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi- ...

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

, and in the east it borders two

departments of Benin Benin is divided into 12 departments (French: ''départements''), and subdivided into 77 communes (see Communes of Benin). In 1999, the previous six departments were each split into two halves, forming the current 12. Each of the six new depa ...

: Kouffo farther north, and

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farther south.

Prefectures

Maritime is divided into the prefectures of Avé, Bas-Mono,

Golfe Golfe is a Prefecture located in the Maritime Region of Togo. The prefecture's seat is Lomé Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437

, Lacs, Vo, Yoto, and Zio.

References

Maritime Region Maritime is the southernmost of Togo's five regions, with the country's only shoreline on the Bight of Benin. Tsévié serves as the regional capital. It is the smallest region in terms of area, but it has the largest population. Other major c ...

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