Lome

The city is located on the territory that is part of the Slave Coast on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea , in the southwestern part of Togo.

Climate

The city of Lome is located in a tropical climate zone. The rainy season lasts from April to June and from September to November. The rainiest months are June and October. The average annual rainfall is 600-800 mm ^[2] . Relative humidity in June is 80%. The warmest month is December, with an average temperature of 32 ° C. The coldest month is August with an average temperature of 27 ° C.

The city was founded in the 18th century by the Ewe people. In 1882, a trading company was founded in Lom by the brothers Chiku and Octavian Olimpiu, making the city (at that time the village of Bay Beach) an important trading center.

In 1884, the city was captured by the Germans and became part of the Togoland colony. In 1897, the German colonial administration moved to Lome, the city became the trade and transportation center of the colony.

In 1904, the first pier was built in Lome. In the old part of the city, houses built in the colonial style have been preserved (for example, the building of the colonial administration, the cathedral in the Neo - Gothic style).

In 1905, the first railway station of Togoland was built in Lome.

In 1914, was captured by the French army during the First World War . After the war ended, when France received the League of Nations mandate to govern the eastern part of Togo, the city became part of French Togo. In the second half of the XX century, the city began to develop rapidly. According to a census conducted in 1950, the population of the city was 30 thousand people. In 1960 Togo gained independence, and Lome, whose population by that time was 80 thousand people, became its capital.

In 1975, the Lomei conventions were signed in the city with the aim of concluding trade and economic relations with the countries of Africa , the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean .

Over the years, the city, due to the formation of a conurbation with , located on the border of Ghana with Togo, has increased in size several times.

Lome is the political center of Togo. The city houses the residence of the president and government, as well as the country's legislative body, the .

After Lome became the capital of Togoland, the construction of large enterprises began in the city, a pier was built, which made it possible to export raw materials. In the 1960s, the modernization of the port of Lome began. In 1968, a deep-water harbor was built, due to which the capacity of the port was increased to 3,000,000 tons per year.

The city carries out import and export trade with Mali , Burkina Faso and Niger . In Lome, phosphates, cocoa, coffee, copra, cotton, palm kernels are supplied. It houses important industrial enterprises of the country - metallurgical and oil refineries, thermal power plants.

The city is connected by rail with Palime , Sokode and Anejo .

• Goethe Institute.
• Benin Institute (built in 1965, since 1970 - Lome Institute).
• Architectural and public schools.
• Pan-Africanism Instructor Center.
• Technical Gymnasium.

• National Museum of Togo. The museum displays exhibits related to the culture and history of Togo.
• National Library, which is worthy of attention.
• International Museum of the Gulf of Guinea ( Fr. Musée International du Golfe de Guinée ).
• The headquarters of the Association of Togolese (the ruling party of Togo).
• Togo Independence Monument.
• Governor's Palace.
• Cathedral of the Heart of Jesus, built in the neo-Gothic style.
• "Republic Boulevard" is a boulevard located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
• The Big Market is the largest market in the city.
• Craft market.

In Togo's football championship, 5 out of 18 teams are based in Lome ^[3] . These are Duanes , Togole Speaker , Togo Port , Etoile Filante and Agaza . Etoile Filante is the most titled club in Lome, it has won the national championship 7 times and the Togo Cup twice ^{[4] [5]} .

A team from Lome, ASFOSA twice became the champion of Togo ^[4] . “ Edan ” once won the Togo Cup ^[5] , “ Aiglons ” twice reached the Cup final ^[5] , and “ Entente 2 ” won twice and twice was a Cup finalist ^[5] . Also in the championship of Togo participated the team “ Merlan ” and “ Togo Telecom ”.

The largest stadium in Lome is Kegue , with a capacity of 30 thousand people. The stadium is home to the national team of Togo ^[6] . Also in Lome are the stadiums - Oscar Anthony , Agoe Nuiva and the stadium of General Eyadema .

The famous Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor , who plays for Crystal Palace , was born in Lome. Also in Lome was born the captain of the Togo national team - Serge Akakpo , who plays for the Turkish Trabzonspor .

•   Taipei (1966)
•   Duisburg (1973) ^[7]
•   Shenzhen (1996)
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• Université de Lomé (French)
• République Togolaise (Fr.)
• diastode.org - Diaspora Togolaise pour la Démocratie - Togolese Diaspora for the Democracy (Fr.) ,
• Deutsches Seemannsheim in Lomé (German)
• Lome (Togo) - Encyclopædia Britannica Online (English) . britannica.com. Date of treatment February 23, 2013. Archived February 26, 2013.