top of page
Kpalime
The Plateaux region is a mountainous region in the southwest of Togo, characterized by its mild climate and lush vegetation. It is home to the highest peak in Togo, Mount Agou, which peaks at 986m above sea level.
Kpalimé is one of the most important towns in the region and is located about 1h30 drive from Lomé. It is located in the centre of the coffee and cocoa region. The area surrounding the town is lush and fertile, surrounded by thickly forested hills, deep valleys and small farming villages. The landscape remains ever green even during the dry season.


Togo
A small country with many facets
Togo, or the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa with common borders with Benin to the east, Burkina Faso to the north, and Ghana to the west. Its southern coast opens onto the Gulf of Benin. The population is estimated in 2009 at around 6 million inhabitants for a density of 95 inhabitants/km². Togo includes around fifty ethnic groups. It is one of the smallest African states with 56,785 km². This small area does not prevent Togo from being recognized for the great diversity of its landscapes (a fine sand coast lined with coconut trees in the south, hills, green valleys and small mountains in the center of the country, arid plains and large savannahs planted with baobabs in the north).
Togo's economy is based mainly on subsistence farming, which represents 65% of workers. The rest of the workforce (30%) lives from growing cocoa, coffee, cotton, but especially from phosphate mines, which are vital to the country. Togo is also the world's fifth largest producer of phosphates.
In Togo, French is the official language, but about forty languages are spoken there. Ewe, Kabiye and Mina are the national languages most used by the population.
The different religions in the country are animism practiced by 50% of the population, Catholicism (26%), Islam (15%) and Protestantism (9%).


bottom of page