Dapaong

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'''Dapaong''' (also known as '''Dapaongo''' or '''Dapango''') is a city in northern Togo and prefecture seat of Tône in the Savanes Region, of which it is the capital. It had a population of 58,071 at the 2010 Census. It is {{cvt|638|km}} north of the capital Lomé, near the border with Burkina Faso. It is a market town and has a small museum.

==Economy== Dapaong plays a strategic role in the trade of West Africa because it occupies a privileged place for the transit of goods to Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger. The local economy is therefore one of the most important in Togo. The economic center of the city is the market with various shops which sell fabric, millet and sheep. The main sources of income are from craft manufacturing, trade and livestock, and agriculture (including cotton, millet, corn, tomato (dry season or against-season) and jatropha cultivation. Since the 2000s, the tomato cultivation has intensified around Dapaong exporting to Lome a significant amount of its production.

==Sports== Foadam Dapaong is a Togolese football club based in Dapaong. They play in the two division in Togolese football, the Togolese Championnat League 2.

==Infrastructure== Supplied with electricity from the Akosombo Dam, the city however faces major difficulties in water sanitation and public health.

==Education== Dapaong has several public schools, including the High School, Nassablé. The authorities of Togo support students and gave them the opportunity to learn how to use computers after giving them 20 computers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In 2020, 20 rooms filles with 20 computers in Togo |url=https://emmabuntus.org |website=www.emmabuntus.org}}</ref>

==Demographics== Dapaong is populated predominantly by Moba, Gourma, Mossi and Fulani. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dapaong is located in the city.

== Climate == Dapaong has a tropical savanna climate (''Aw'') according to the Köppen climate classification. {{Weather box | width = auto | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Dapaong (1991–2020) | Jan high C = 33.8 | Feb high C = 36.2 | Mar high C = 36.8 | Apr high C = 37.3 | May high C = 34.7 | Jun high C = 31.7 | Jul high C = 30.0 | Aug high C = 29.1 | Sep high C = 30.3 | Oct high C = 31.6 | Nov high C = 35.6 | Dec high C = 34.4 | year high C = 33.5

| source = NOAA<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Togo/CSV/DAPAONG_65351.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Dapaong |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = January 10, 2024}}</ref> }}

==Notable people== * Djené Dakonam, footballer * Adamou Kampatib Kankpe-Kombath, member of the Togolese Parliament, UNESCO Permanent Secretary, Director of the Togolese Office for the Education of Adults, member of the Dyiob moba clan, he died in 1985 in a tragic car accident. He was made nominated as a MONO knight (Chevalier de l'Ordre du Mono) and received the NOMA Prize from Unesco.

==See also== *Foadam Dapaong

==References== {{reflist}} {{coord|10|52|N|0|12|E|region:TG_type:city|display=title}}

{{Savanes Region}} Category:Dapaong Category:Populated places in Savanes Region, Togo Category:Savanes Region, Togo