Plateaux Region, Togo Explained

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]
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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:

See also

References

  1. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.

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