Togo Regions

Togo is a strip of West Africa about a hundred kilometres wide and some six hundred long, so a round there is mostly decided by how far north you are. The region is the first tier of that picture, and there are only five of them, one band after another from the coast to the Burkinabe border.

The quiz: Name to place, on the map
Grouped by: The north and the south, an unofficial cut
In the game: 5 regions

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What you are looking at

The five regions of Togo, from south to north: Maritime, which holds the short coast on the Gulf of Guinea and the capital, Lomé; Plateaux, the green hills inland; Centrale, the narrow middle; Kara; and Savanes, the dry north that reaches the border with Burkina Faso.

Maritime is the only region with a coast, and it is small, but it holds the capital and most of the country's people. Plateaux is the largest of the southern regions and takes in Mount Agou, the highest point in Togo. Centrale is the thinnest of the five. Kara and Savanes are the two northern regions, and Savanes is the one at the very top.

The groups are not an official classification. Togo has no administrative tier between the region and the country, so the quiz cuts the five into the north (Kara and Savanes) and the south (Maritime, Plateaux and Centrale), to let you drill the map a piece at a time. The regions are the Togo Prefectures grouped, so the borders of the two maps match exactly.

How to place one

Start at the coast. Maritime is the small region at the bottom, with the only shoreline and the capital on the border with Ghana.
Count up in bands. Plateaux, then Centrale, then Kara, then Savanes: each is a stripe across the whole width of the country.
Remember the middle is thin. Centrale is the narrowest band, and the one most often mistaken for its neighbours.
Finish at the top. Savanes is the last region before Burkina Faso.

Every region, by group

North2 regions: Kara, Savanes
South3 regions: Centrale, Maritime, Plateaux

Worked examples

Maritime

The one with the coast

Maritime is the southern end of Togo and the only region on the sea. Lomé, the capital, sits in its south west corner against the Ghanaian border, and the region holds Lake Togo and the old port of Aného to the east.

Savanes

The one at the top

Savanes is the northernmost region, dry savannah country along the border with Burkina Faso. Dapaong is its main town.

Frequently asked questions

How many regions does Togo have?

Five: Maritime, Plateaux, Centrale, Kara and Savanes, from the coast to the north.

Why are the groups not official?

Togo has no administrative tier between the regions and the country, so the quiz groups the five into the north and the south by position.

What is below the region?

The prefectures, which number 39. They are their own quiz.

The tier below this one is Togo Prefectures. For another country at this level, see Senegal Regions.

Sources

geoBoundaries, Togo ADM2 and ADM1, the boundaries; the regions are the prefectures dissolved, so the two maps share every border
Regions of Togo, the five regions and the prefectures in each

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