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Lomé
Also known as Lome, Togo, Lome, Lomé, Togo
Lomé ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437 while there were 2,188,376 permanent residents in its metropolitan area as of the 2022 census. Located on the Gulf of Guinea at the southwest corner of the country, with its entire western border along the easternmost edge 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.
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Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo, located on the Gulf of Guinea with a metropolitan population of over 2 million people as of 2022. As Togo's administrative and industrial center, it serves as the country's main port and handles exports of goods like coffee, cocoa, and oil products.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lomé
- Region
- Région Maritime
- Country
- Togo
- Population
- 2,188,376
- Timezone
Travel guide
Understand
Lomé was founded in the 19th century by Ewe people, and subsequently became a major port, trading and administrative center.
In 1897 Lomé became capital of the German colony Togoland. It remained the capital when France took over the colony following World War I and continued to grow throughout the colonial period and since independence.
In 1975 the Lomé Convention was signed between the European Economic Community and 46 African, Caribbean and Pacific states.
Get in
The main border crossing from Ghana is Aflao, less than 2 km from the city centre. Visa on arrival is available at both airport and land border from Ghana for CFA 10,000 - 15,000 depending on your nationality and is good for one week. It can be extended for a month for no extra charge. As of January 2019, you can get a 3-month visa at the border for Ghana for 705 Ghana sedis (US$145).
Get around
Motos are plentiful throughout the capital, and a good distance on a moto will cost you CFA 300. Taxis can be rented from around CFA 500, with CFA 2000 getting you basically anywhere in town. There are route taxis, costing normally CFA 200-400, but if you are visiting they are difficult to figure out and only ever really used by local folks.
The most in-demand app for getting around the city is Gozem. You can book rides on a motorcycle, tricycle (tuk-tuk), and a range of autos, from basic to luxurious. Prices are significantly cheaper than negotiating a price with a taxi driver on the street.
There are rental car agencies downtown, but if you are just coming for a few days motos are your best option.
The beach road runs directly beside the ocean from Ghana to Benin. The Boulevard Circulaire (le 13 Janvier) acts as a main artery through downtown Lomé, a hemisphere that encloses the Marche and Government buildings. It starts at the beach in Kodjoviakope and wraps around to the beach in Bea.
Do
thumb|Afternoon near the harbour of Lomé in 2013 Enjoy beaches (but do take care for your safety), there are so many, such as: Closer to the center of town are Lake East and Lake West which might be somewhat interesting for walking along.
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Article
27 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Colonial period
- Independence
- Climate
- Climate change
- Geography
- Districts and cities of Lomé
- International agreements
- Lomé Convention
- Lomé Peace Accord
- Economy
- Demographics
- Culture
- Architecture
- Places of worship
- Education
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Air
- Water
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Lomé ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437 while there were 2,188,376 permanent residents in its metropolitan area as of the 2022 census. Located on the Gulf of Guinea at the southwest corner of the country, with its entire western border along the easternmost edge 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.
Its city limits extends to the border with Ghana, located a few hundred meters west of the city center, to the Ghanaian city of Aflao and the South Ketu district where the city is situated, had 160,756 inhabitants in 2010. The cross-border agglomeration of which Lomé is the centre has about 2 million inhabitants as of 2020.
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