Maritime Region () is the southernmost of

Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le ...

's five

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, with the country's only shoreline on the

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Tsévié Tsévié is a city and canton in the Maritime Region of Togo. It is situated 32 km north of the capital Lomé and at the 2010 Census had a population of 54,474. The city is inhabited primarily by Ewe people. It is the capital of the prefectur ...

serves as the regional capital. It is the smallest region in terms of area, but it has the largest population, with 3.5 million people. Other major cities in the Maritime region include

Lomé Lomé ( , ) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Togo, largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437

, the Capital of Togo, and

Aného Aného, previously known as Anecho, Petit Popo or Little Popo, is a town in southeastern Togo, lying on the Gulf of Guinea near the border of Benin. It is situated 45 km east of the capital Lomé, between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Togo in ...

. Maritime is located south of Plateaux Region. In the west, it borders the

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, and in the east it borders two

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: Kouffo further north, and

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further south.

Prefectures

Maritime is divided into the prefectures of Avé, Bas-Mono,

Golfe Golfe is a prefecture located in the Maritime Region of Togo. The prefecture's seat is Lomé which is also the administrative capital of the Togolese Republic. Cantons A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, can ...

, Lacs, Vo, Yoto, and Zio.

References

Maritime Region Maritime Region () is the southernmost of Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkin ...

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