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{{Short description|First-level administrative divisions of Togo}}<!-- "none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]] -->
{{Infobox subdivision type
| name               = Regions of Togo
| map                = Togo-karte-politisch.png
| category           = [[Unitary state]]
| territory          = [[Togo]]
| start_date         =
| current_number     = 5
| number_date        =
| population_range   = {{ubl|Smallest: [[Centrale Region, Togo|Centrale]], 617,871|Largest: [[Maritime Region, Togo|Maritime]], 2,599,955}}
| area_range         = {{ubl|Smallest: [[Maritime Region, Togo|Maritime]], {{Convert|6100|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sigfig=4}}|Largest: [[Plateaux Region, Togo|Plateaux]], {{Convert|16975|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sigfig=4}}}}
| government         = Regional government
| subdivision        = [[Prefectures of Togo|Prefecture]]
}}
{{Politics of Togo}}

'''Regions''' ({{langx|fr|régions}}) are the first-level [[administrative divisions]] of [[Togo]]. They are subdivided into [[Prefectures of Togo|prefectures]], which can be further broken down into communes. Each region has an elected regional government and a [[capital city]] that acts as its administrative seat. The regional governments have jurisdiction over some local affairs, but most powers are shared with the national government.

== Overview ==
Togo has five regions subdivided into 39 prefectures, which are in turn subdivided into 117 communes.{{sfn|Government of Togo|2021|p=22}} The regions are, from north to south, [[Savanes Region, Togo|Savanes]], [[Kara Region|Kara]], [[Centrale Region, Togo|Centrale]], [[Plateaux Region, Togo|Plateaux]] and [[Maritime Region, Togo|Maritime]]. The Maritime Region, which contains the national capital [[Lomé]], is the smallest by area but the largest by population, with over three-and-a-half million people.{{sfn|Government of Togo|2015}}{{sfn|Government of Togo|2023}} The Plateaux Region is the largest by area and accordingly has the most prefectures.{{sfn|Government of Togo|2015}}

The five stripes of the [[flag of Togo]] represent the five regions.{{sfn|Smith|2001}}

=== List ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Region
! Capital
! Area<br />({{km2}}){{sfn|Government of Togo|2015}}
! Population<br />(2022 census){{sfn|Government of Togo|2023}}
! Prefectures
|-
| [[Centrale Region, Togo|Centrale]]
| [[Sokodé]]
| align="right" | 13,317
| align="right" | 795,529
| align="right" | 5
|-
| [[Kara Region|Kara]]
| [[Kara, Togo|Kara]]
| align="right" | 11,738
| align="right" | 985,512
| align="right" | 7
|-
| [[Maritime Region, Togo|Maritime]]
| [[Tsévié]]
| align="right" | 6,100
| align="right" | 3,534,991
| align="right" | 8
|-
| [[Plateaux Region, Togo|Plateaux]]
| [[Atakpamé]]
| align="right" | 16,975
| align="right" | 1,635,946
| align="right" | 12
|-
| [[Savanes Region, Togo|Savanes]]
| [[Dapaong]]
| align="right" | 8,470
| align="right" | 1,143,520
| align="right" | 7
|}

== Governance ==
Regional governments were given more autonomy over local policies following national [[decentralisation]] reforms in 2021.{{sfn|Government of Togo|2021|p=10}} They have sole jurisdiction over the construction and management of [[public space]]s, such as bus stops, marketplaces, and [[urban green space]]s; this category of power is officially known as "own abilities" ({{lang|fr|compétences propres}}). Responsibility is shared between the regional and national governments in regard to the construction and management of essential buildings and infrastructure, such as schools, nurseries, roads, and tolls; this is known as "shared abilities" ({{lang|fr|compétences partagées}}). Powers previously delegated to the national government that were transferred to the regional governments are known as "transferred abilities" ({{lang|fr|compétences transférées}}); these include the creation and management of public libraries and the hosting of cultural events.{{sfn|Government of Togo|2021|pp=16–17}}

== Constitutional protections ==
The [[Constitution of Togo]] forbids discrimination on the basis of one's regional origin.{{sfn|Constitution of Togo|2019|loc=Title II, Articles 11 and 48}} Additionally, political parties may not associate with a particular region, as this would contradict the national government's constitutional mandate to "defend national unity" and "achieve regional and subregional integration".{{sfn|Constitution of Togo|2019|loc=Preamble; Title I, Article 7}}

== Development ==
{{main|List of Togolese regions by Human Development Index}}

{{As of|2021}}, the northernmost Savanes Region had the lowest [[Human Development Index]] (HDI) with a score of 0.466, while the Centrale and Plateaux Regions had the highest with a tied score of 0.527 (Lomé was measured separately from the Maritime Region).{{sfn|Global Data Lab|2021}}

== Clickable map ==
{{Regions of Togo Image Map}}

== See also ==
* {{annotated link|ISO 3166-2:TG}}

== References ==

=== Citations ===
{{Reflist}}

=== Sources ===
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite web |title=Constitution du Togo, 1992 |trans-title=Constitution of Togo, 1992 |url=https://mjp.univ-perp.fr/constit/tg2019.htm |website=Digithèque MJP |location=Lomé |publisher=Government of Togo |date=2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607200759/https://mjp.univ-perp.fr/constit/tg2019.htm |url-status=live |archive-date=7 June 2021 |orig-date=14 October 1992 |language=fr |ref={{harvid|Constitution of Togo|2019}}}}
* {{cite web |title=Ma Commune et Moi: Guide des citoyennes et citoyens togolais |trans-title=My Commune and I: Guide for Togolese citizens |url=https://www.giz.de/en/downloads/giz2021-fr-guide-ma-commune-et-moi.pdf |date=2021 |publisher=[[Government of Togo]], [[European Union]], [[Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit|GIZ]] |access-date=13 August 2024 |language= fr |ref={{harvid|Government of Togo|2021}}}}
* {{cite web |last=Smith |first=Whitney |author-link=Whitney Smith |title=Flag of Togo |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Togo |website=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]] |date=16 February 2001 |language=en}}
* {{cite web |title=Sub-national HDI – Area Database |url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/ |website=Global Data Lab |language=en |access-date=13 August 2024 |ref={{harvid|Global Data Lab|2021}}}}
* {{cite web |title=Togo |url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/togo.aspx |publisher=[[:fr:Direction générale de la Statistique et de la Comptabilité nationale|General Directorate of Statistics and National Accounting]] |via=GeoHive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701213415/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/togo.aspx |archive-date=1 July 2016 |ref={{harvid|Government of Togo|2015}}}}
* {{cite web |title=Togo: Administrative Division (Regions and Prefectures) |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/togo/admin/ |date=18 April 2023 |publisher=[[Government of Togo]] |via=City Population |access-date=13 August 2024 |ref={{harvid|Government of Togo|2023}}}}
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