Lomé
Lomé is the capital city of Togo. Lomé is the administrative and industrial center of the country. The city is also the main port of Togo. The city exports coffee, cocoa, copra, and palm kernels. The population of the city was estimated as around 700,000 people in 1998. It is estimated that more than 1 million people live in Lomé area at that time.[2]
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| Coordinates: 6°7′55″N 1°13′22″E / 6.13194°N 1.22278°ECoordinates: 6°7′55″N 1°13′22″E / 6.13194°N 1.22278°E | |
| Country | 22x20px Togo |
| Region | Maritime Region |
| Prefecture | Golfe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aouissi Lodé |
| Area | |
| • City | 99.14 km2 (38.28 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 280 km2 (110 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • City | 837,437 |
| • Density | 9,305/km2 (24,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,477,660 |
| • Metro density | 5,608/km2 (14,520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC |
| HDI (2017) | 0.593[1] medium · 1st |
Lomé is on the Gulf of Guinea. It is in the south west of Togo, on the border between Togo and Ghana. Things to see in the city include Lomé Grand Market, the Togo National Museum in the Palais de Congrés, a fetish (voodoo) market, Lomé Cathedral, beaches and the former wharf.
History
The city was founded in the eighteenth century by the Ewe people. In 1882, the village, known then as Bey Beach, became a major trading center for the British.
Bey Beach became the capital of Togo when the German rulers moved the capital from Aneho in 1897. The city then grew quickly until it was taken by the French Army in 1914 during World War I.
Lomé Media
- Lome 1903 (Togo).jpg
Die Hamburger Straße in Lome (Togo) aus dem Jahr 1903.
- Bundesarchiv Bild 137-003033, Togo, Lomé, Verladen von Baumwollballen.jpg
Loading of cotton bales (1885)
- 1902 Togo Lomé 10pfg.jpg
Stamp of the German colony Togogebiet cancelled in Lomé in 1902.
Alley leading to the Governor's Palace (1904).
- Lomé-Monument de l'Indépendance.jpg
Le monument de l'Indépendance à Lomé (Togo)www.flickr.com/photos/laberenz/sets/
- Lomé Grand Marché with the Cathédrale du Sacré Coeur (33592985581).jpg
The Lomé Grand Marché with the Cathédrale du Sacré Coeur. Lomé, Togo
- University of Lomé entrance - Mapillary (vZJS7Fs0LkiVS7sHBlVdtg).jpg
Entrance of University of Lomé
- Ville de Lomé 1931 partie gauche.jpg
Plan de la ville de Lomé
- Ville de Lomé 1931 partie droite.jpg
Plan de la ville de Lomé
- Cathedral Lome ext.jpg
References
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ↑ "Information on Lome". World Book Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
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