Centrale | |
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![]() Centrale Region of Togo | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital | Sokodé |
Area | |
• Total | 13,101 km2 (5,058 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 795,529 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
HDI (2017) | 0.489[1] low · 3rd |
Centrale Region (French: Région Centrale) is one of Togo's five regions. Sokodé is the regional capital. Centrale is the least populated region in Togo with a total of 795,529 people according to a census done in 2022.[2][3]
Other major cities in the Centrale region include Tchamba and Sotouboua.
Centrale is divided into the prefectures of Blitta, Mö (former subprefecture, new prefecture since 2016),[4][5] Sotouboua, Tchamba, and Tchaoudjo.
Centrale is located north of Plateaux Region and south of Kara Region. Like the rest of the regions of Togo, it borders Ghana in the west and Benin in the east — specifically the Northern Region in the northwest and the Volta Region in the southwest, and the Donga Department in the northeast and the Collines Department in the southeast.
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