The Lord's Move to Africa

Togo

The Lord’s Testimony

Updated ​July 15, 2024

No. of localities: 9
No. of saints in church life: 188
No. of saints attending the Table meeting: 135

Country Profile

Location: West Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana 
Geographical Size: land: 54,385 sq km, water: 2,400 sq km 
Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north 
Population: 8,917,994 (2024 est.) 
Population Growth Rate: 2.41% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Adja-Ewe/Mina 42.4%, Kabye/Tem 25.9%, Para-Gourma/Akan 17.1%, Akposso/Akebu 4.1%, Ana-Ife 3.2%, other Togolese 1.7%, foreigners 5.2%, no response 0.4% (2013-14 est.)
Languages: French (official, the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north) 
Religion: Christian 43.7%, folk 35.6%, Muslim 14%, none 6.2%, Hindu, less than .1% , Buddhist, less than .1%, Jewish, less than .1% (2010 est.) 
Capital City: Lome 

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