Maritime | |
Settlement Type: | Region |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Togo |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Tsévié |
Area Total Km2: | 6100 |
Population Total: | 3534991 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | HDI (2017) |
Blank Info Sec1: | 0.532[1] · 2nd |
Maritime Region 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, with 3.5 million people.[2]
Other major cities in the Maritime region include Lomé, the Capital of Togo, and Aného.
Maritime is located south of Plateaux Region. In the west, it borders the Volta Region of Ghana, and in the east it borders two departments of Benin: Kouffo farther north, and Mono farther south.
Maritime is divided into the prefectures of Avé, Bas-Mono, Golfe, Lacs, Vo, Yoto, and Zio.[3]