Plateaux Region, Togo
Plateaux Region (French: Région des Plateaux) is one of Togo's five regions.
Plateaux | |
|---|---|
 Plateaux Region | |
| Country |  Togo |
| Capital | Atakpamé |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,975 km2 (6,554 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 1,375,165 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.471[1] low · 4th |
Forêt classée des Deux Bena (forest reserve)
Prefectures of Plateaux
Plateaux Region
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
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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