Dapaong (also known as Dapaongo or Dapango) is a city in northern

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and prefecture seat of Tône in the Savanes Region, of which it is also the capital. It had a population of 58,071 at the 2010 Census. It is situated 638 km north of the capital

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, near the border with

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. It is a market town and has a small museum.

Economy

Dapaong plays a strategic role in the trade of West Africa because it occupies a privileged place for the transit of goods to

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and

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cultivation. Since the 2000s, the tomato cultivation has intensified around Dapaong exporting to Lome a significant amount of its production.

Infrastructure

Supplied with electricity from the

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, the city however faces major difficulties in water sanitation and public health.

Education

Dapaong has several public schools, including the High School, Nassablé. The authorities of Togo support students and gave them the opportunity to learn how to use computers after giving them 20 computers.

Demographics

Dapaong is populated predominantly by

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, Gourma, Mossi and

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. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dapaong is located in the city.

Notable people

* Djené Dakonam, footballer * Adamou Kampatib Kankpe-Kombath, member of the Togolese Parliament, UNESCO Permanent Secretary, Director of the Togolese Office for the Education of Adults, member of the Dyiob moba clan, he died in 1985 in a tragic car accident. He was made nominated as a MONO knight (Chevalier de l'Ordre du Mono) and received the NOMA Prize from Unesco.

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