Plateaux | |
Settlement Type: | Region |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Togo |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Atakpamé |
Area Total Km2: | 16975 |
Population Total: | 1,635,946 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | HDI (2017) |
Blank Info Sec1: | 0.471[1] · 4th |
Plateaux Region 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: