Tsévié
Sign in to saveTsévié 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 prefecture of Zio and the Maritime Region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Tsévié
- Region
- Région Maritime
- Country
- Togo
- Population
- 55,775
- Timezone
- Africa/Lome
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Tsévié
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Togo
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Togo
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Togo
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maritime Region
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2010
- Settlement.population_total
- 55775
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Togo
- Located in
- Maritime
- Population
- +76861
- Elevation
- +76
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
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- P190
- Parthenay
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Article
4 sectionsContents
- Climate
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- References
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 prefecture of Zio and the Maritime Region.
The town is an important market centre for trading and is noted for its palm oil processing. Tsévié has road and railway links with Notsé, Atakpamé, and Blitta to the north and with Lomé to the south. The inhabitants of the city used to worship idols, but now many follow Christianity. Their traditional celebration is Ayizan, in which they demonstrate their old traditions, but now use this celebration as a symbol for unity and peace. Tsevie is a developing city that attracts many tourists.