Amlamé
Encyclopedia
Amlamé is a town in the Plateaux Region, Togo
of Togo
. It is located on the main highway between Atakpame
and Kpalime (about 30 km from the former and 70 km from the latter). Administratively it is the seat of the Amou Prefecture.
Amlamé is the Francization
of the original Akposso
name, Emla.
Plateaux Region, Togo
Plateaux is one of Togo's five regions.Atakpamé is the regional capital. It is the largest region in terms of area and has the second largest population . Other major cities in the Plateaux region include Kpalimé and Badou....
of Togo
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
. It is located on the main highway between Atakpame
Atakpamé
Founded by the Yoruba people, Atakpamé, the fifth largest city in Togo by population , is a city in the Plateaux Region of Togo. It is an industrial centre and lies on the main north-south highway, 161 km north of the capital Lomé...
and Kpalime (about 30 km from the former and 70 km from the latter). Administratively it is the seat of the Amou Prefecture.
Amlamé is the Francization
Francization
Francization or Gallicization is a process of cultural assimilation that gives a French character to a word, an ethnicity or a person.-French Colonial Empire:-Francization in the World:...
of the original Akposso
Akposso
The Kposo or Akposso people are an ethnic group living in the Plateau Region of southern Togo, west of Atakpamé, and across the border in Ghana. Their ethnic language is Kposo or Ikposo.-Economy:Akposso farmers grow cocoa and coffee as cash crops...
name, Emla.