Kpalime

Kpalime
	City
Kpalime
	fr. Kpalimé
A country	Togo
Region	Plateau
Prefecture	Cool
History and Geography
Timezone
Population
Population	75 084 people ( 2010 )
Nationalities	Ewe et al.
Official language	French
	kpalime-togo.com (fr.)

Kpalime ^[1] ( fr. Kpalimé ; until 1974 Palim , fr. Palimé ) is a city in Togo . Kpalime is one of Togo's largest cities and an important agricultural and transport center. In the pre-colonial period, it was known as the Agome Palim ^[2] .

Market in Kpalim.

Content

History

Since ancient times, the Ewe people have lived on the territory of the present city. In 1855-1914, the city was ruled by the Germans, in 1914 - 1919 - the British, in 1919 - 1960 - the French.

Geography

The city of Kpalime is located in the extreme south-west of the country, near the border with Ghana , in the Plateau region. It is the administrative center of Kluto Prefecture.

The distance between Kpalime and the capital of Lome is 110 km ^[3] . The climate in Kpalim is mild and mountainous.

To the southeast of the city is Bauman Peak - the highest point of Togo.

Climate
Indicator	Jan	Feb	March	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average maximum, ° C	17	12	sixteen	14	17	18	nineteen	18	17	18	22	17	12
Average minimum ° C	12	eleven	13	14	13	eleven	13	eleven	14	13	sixteen	13	eleven
Precipitation rate, mm	24	27	66	102	78	84	69	42	132	75	42	21	762
Source: Kpalime, Togo. World Weather Online . worldweatheronline.com. Date of treatment February 11, 2013. Archived February 16, 2013.

Population

The population is 75,084 people (2010). According to 2013 estimates, the city population was 83,606 people ^[4] . In the city of Kpalim and its environs, mainly representatives of the Ewe people live .

Infrastructure

Kpalime is the center of the agricultural region, known for plantations of coffee and cocoa beans, other crops (corn, cassava). It is also a large regional trade center ^[3] (fabrics, vegetables and fruits, etc.).

The city of Kpalime is connected with the capital of the country by road and rail.

Attractions

The Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit ( 1913 ), built by the German colonial authorities. In 2003 it was restored.
The remains of the old railway Lome - Kpalime and the former station, built in 1907 in honor of the birthday of the German emperor .
Cemetery, preserved from the time of the German colonial authorities.

Twin Cities

Bressuire ^[5]

Notes

↑ Kpalime // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 176.
↑ Agome-Palime // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 9.
↑ ¹ ² Kpalime in the Encyclopædia Britannica Online . Britannica.com. Date of treatment February 9, 2012. Archived February 12, 2013.
↑ World Gazetter: Kpalimé
↑ Villes jumelées, jumelages, Ville de Bresssuire (French) . Date of treatment February 11, 2012. Archived February 16, 2013.

[1] Kpalime // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 176.

[2] Agome-Palime // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 9.

[britannica.com-3] ¹ ² Kpalime in the Encyclopædia Britannica Online . Britannica.com. Date of treatment February 9, 2012. Archived February 12, 2013.

[4] World Gazetter: Kpalimé

[5] Villes jumelées, jumelages, Ville de Bresssuire (French) . Date of treatment February 11, 2012. Archived February 16, 2013.