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Lomé, estimated population 700,000 (
1998), is the
capital and largest city of
Togo. Located on the
Gulf of Guinea, Lomé is the country's administrative and industrial centre and its chief port. The city exports
coffee,
cocoa,
copra, and
palm kernels. It also has an
oil refinery.
History
The city was founded in the
eighteenth century by the
Ewe people. In
1882, the village, known then as
Bey Beach, became a major trading centre with the arrival of
Chico and
Octaviano Olympio as agents for the
British trading firm A. and F. Swanzy.
Bey Beach became the capital of Togo when the
German rulers transferred capital status from
Aneho in
1897. The city then grew quickly until it was taken by the
French Army in
1914 during
World War I.
Demographics
| Demographic evolution of Lomé |
| 1892 : 1 500 inhabitants |
| 1896 : 2 000 inhabitants |
| 1900 : 3 000 inhabitants |
| 1904 : 4 000 inhabitants |
| 1907 : 6 000 inhabitants |
| 1911 : 8 000 inhabitants |
| 1930 : 15 000 inhabitants |
| 1938 : 18 000 inhabitants |
| 1950 : 33 000 inhabitants |
| 1955 : 43 000 inhabitants |
| 1960 : 85 000 inhabitants |
| 1970 : 186 000 inhabitants |
| 1981 : 375 499 inhabitants |
| 1990 : 450 000 inhabitants |
| 1997 : 573 000 inhabitants |
| 2006 : 737 751 inhabitants |
Attractions
Lomé lies in the extreme south west of Togo, up against the
Ghanaian border. Attractions in the city include
Lomé Grand Market, the
Togo National Museum in the
Palais de Congrés, a
fetish (voodoo) market,
Lomé Cathedral,
beaches and the former
wharf.
Education
The
University of Lomé (previously called University of Benin) is located in Lomé Tokoin Campus.
Transportation
The city is served by the
Lomé-Tokoin Airport. The tallest building in Lomé and in all of Togo is the
2 Fevrier Sofitel Hotel building. The former
railway line to
Blitta runs from the city.
Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods in Lomé include
Ablogamé,
Adawlato,
Amoutivé,
Bé,
Dékon,
Forever,
Kodjoviakopé,
Noukafou,
Nyékonakpoé,
Tokoin and
Xédranawoe.
Neighbourhoods in the north of the city are almost separated from the centre by a
lagoon.
Greater Lomé
Cities and towns in the Greater Lomé Metropolitan Area include:
Aflao (Ghana),
Agbalépédogan,
Akodésséwa,
Anfamé,
Baguida,
Kanyikopé,
Kélékougan,
Lomé II,
Totsigan,
Adidogome,
Kegue and
Totsivi.
International agreements signed in Lomé
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
February 28 1975 in Lomé.
Lomé Peace Accord
The
Lomé Peace Accord was a peace agreement between the warring parties in the civil war in
Sierra Leone. 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
July 7 1999. However, the agreement didn't last and the
Sierra Leone Civil War continued for two more years.
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