Maritime is the southernmost of

Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its ...

's five

regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

, with the country's only shoreline on the

Bight of Benin The Bight of Benin or Bay of Benin is a bight in the Gulf of Guinea area on the western African coast that derives its name from the historical Kingdom of Benin. Geography It extends eastward for about from Cape St. Paul to the Nun outlet of ...

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

Lomé Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437

, the Capital of Togo, and Aného. Maritime is located south of Plateaux Region. In the west, it borders the

Volta Region Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi-e ...

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...

, and in the east it borders two

departments of Benin Benin is divided into 12 departments Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and ...

: Kouffo farther north, and Mono farther south.

Prefectures

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

Yoto Yoto may refer to: * Yoto Prefecture, Maritime Region, Togo * Yoto (prince) (1599–1639), first bearer of the Qing Dynasty title Prince Keqin * Yoto Yotov (born 1969), Bulgarian and Croatian weightlifter * Yōto Yokodera, the main character of ...

, and Zio.

References

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