Lomé

Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437Résultats définitifs du RGPH4 au Togo
while there were 1,477,660 permanent residents in its metropolitan area as of the 2010 census. Located on the Gulf of Guinea at the southwest corner of the country, with its entire western border along the easternmost point of Ghana's Volta Region, Lomé is the country's administrative and industrial center, which includes an oil refinery. It is also the country's chief port, from where it exports coffee, cocoa, copra, and oil palm kernels.

History

The city was founded by the Ewes and thereafter in the 19th century by German, British and African traders, becoming the capital of Togoland in 1897.

Climate

Owing to its location in the Dahomey Gap, Lomé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification ''Aw'') despite its latitude close to the equator. The capital of Togo is relatively dry with an annual average rainfall of and on average 59 rainy days per year. Despite this, the city experiences heavy fog most of the year from the northern extension of the Benguela Current and receives a total of 2,330 bright sunshine hours annually. Comparably dry inland West African cities like Bamako or Kano expect between 2,900 and 3,000 hours of sunshine annually.

The annual mean temperature is about but heat is constant as monthly mean temperatures range from in July, the least hot month of the year to in February and in April, the hottest months of the year.

International agreements

Lomé Convention

The Lomé Convention is a trade and aid agreement between the European Union (EU) and 71 African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries. It was first signed on 28 February 1975, in Lomé.

Lomé Peace Accord

The Lomé Peace Accord between the warring parties in the civil war in Sierra Leone was signed in Lomé. With the assistance of the international community, Sierra Leone President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah and Revolutionary United Front leader Foday Sankoh signed the Peace Accord on 7 July 1999. However, the agreement did not last and the war continued for two more years.

Demographics

Culture

The Togo National Museum is in the Palais de Congrès. The museum contains collections, jewelry, musical instruments, dolls, pottery, weapons and many other objects showing the arts and traditions.

Places of worship

File: Cathedral Lome ext.jpg , Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lomé (Catholic Church)
File: Église Baptiste le Sauveur de Lomé.jpg, The Savior Baptist Church in Lomé ( Togo Baptist Convention)

Among the places of worship, they are predominantly Christian churches and temples : Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lomé (Catholic Church), Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo (World Communion of Reformed Churches), Togo Baptist Convention ( Baptist World Alliance), Living Faith Church Worldwide, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Assemblies of God. There are also Muslim mosques.

Education

The University of Lomé (previously called University of Benin), located in Lomé Tokoin, was founded in 1970.

Schools located in the city include American International School of Lomé, British School of Lomé, Ecole Internationale Arc-en-Ciel and Lycée Français de Lomé.

Twin towns – sister cities

Lomé is twinned with:
* Duisburg, Germany (2010)
* Shenzhen, China (1997)
* Taipei, Taiwan (1966)

Notable people

* Emmanuel Adebayor, footballer for Togo and the Paraguan side Olympia Asuncion
* Kangni Alem, writer
* Gnimdéwa Atakpama, journalist and writer
* Yaovi Aziabou, Togolese professional footballer
* Nicole Coste, Air France flight attendant, mother of Alexandre Coste (the son of Albert II, Prince of Monaco)
* Christiane Akoua Ekué, writer
* Sika Foyer, visual artist
* Emmanuel Kavi, artist
* Senam Langueh, Togolese former international footballer
*King Mensah, popular Afropop musician
* Amadou Morou, Togolese- Polish footballer
* Davide-Christelle Sanvee, Swiss performance artist of Togolese origin
* Marie Madoé Sivomey, first female mayor in Togo, served as mayor of Lomé from 1967 to 1974

References

Bibliography

External links

The Olympio family



Togo Woezon Tourism

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Capitals in Africa
Ghana–Togo border crossings
Populated places established in the 18th century
Populated places in Maritime Region
Port cities in Africa
18th-century establishments in Africa