Kpalimé
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Kpalimé is a city in the Plateaux Region of Togo, 120 km north of Lomé and 15 km from the border with Ghana. It is the administrative capital of Kloto Prefecture. Kpalimé has a population of 75,084, making it the fourth-biggest town in Togo, after Lomé, Sokodé and Kara. The town has a cathedral, a scientific lycée, and a post-office, as well as several banks, medical centres, pharmacies, cyber-cafés and petrol stations.
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- Locality
- Kpalimé
- Region
- Région des Plateaux
- Country
- Togo
- Population
- 75,084
- Timezone
- Africa/Lome
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kpalimé
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kpalime.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 320px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Togo
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Togo
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 320
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Togo
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Plateaux Region
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2010
- Settlement.population_total
- 75,084
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- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 87478
- Elevation
- 220
- Image
- Kpalime.jpg
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- Kpalimé
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Travel guide
Understand
Close to the Ghanaian border, Kpalime is used as a base for going to Mont Agou, Togo's highest point. The elevated market town's population has now grown to over 100,000.
Get in
Kpalime is a 2 hour road trip from Lomé.
See
Kpalime is surrounded by pleasant natural scenery with rolling forested hills and several waterfalls in the countryside.
Buy
Kpalime is the handicraft capital of Togo. It is the centre for wooden carvings, clothings, fabrics, pottery ceramics and other artwork.
Drink
The local drink of the area is known as sodabi, a powerful palm wine.
Go next
Explore the other towns of Central Togo such as Atakpame and Sokode
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Pre-colonial period (before 1890)
- Colonial period (1890–1960)
- Climate
- Tourism
- Crafts
- Food
- Languages
- Misahöhe Forest Reserve
- Churches
- Twinning
- Notable residents
- References
Kpalimé is a city in the Plateaux Region of Togo, 120 km north of Lomé and 15 km from the border with Ghana. It is the administrative capital of Kloto Prefecture. Kpalimé has a population of 75,084, making it the fourth-biggest town in Togo, after Lomé, Sokodé and Kara. The town has a cathedral, a scientific lycée, and a post-office, as well as several banks, medical centres, pharmacies, cyber-cafés and petrol stations.
==History==
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