Agomé-Yoh or Agomé-Yo is a Togolese commune located in the Kloto prefecture, in the southwest of Togo in the Plateaux region. It is situated in the center of the Missahoé protected forest, neighboring Missahoé and near Kpalimé.
Agomé-Yoh | |
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  Agomé-Yoh | |
| Coordinates: 6°56′42″N 0°35′54″E / 6.945036°N 0.598197°E | |
| Country | Togo |
The commune is close to Togo's most visited waterfall, Kamalo Falls, and remains the seat of the traditional authority of the Agomé people. Additionally, on the road leading to Missahoé, there are archaeological remains from the German colonization period.
Toponymy
editThe place is named after the Agomé people, to which was added a variety of trees found on the site upon their arrival, the "Yoti" trees.[1]
History
editSettlement
editThe commune is located on the land of the Agomé people, a sub-group of the Ewe people, from whom it takes its name.[1][2] Before their arrival in the 18th century, the area was inhabited by the Tové Ahoundjo, who migrated after the Agomé arrived.[1]
It is one of the five towns in Togo where the Agomé are the majority,[2] and the first one they populated.[1] Thus, although the nearby commune of Kpalimé, formerly Agomé-Kpalimé, became more significant from the 18th century onwards, the center of Agomé power is located there, and they retain the supreme chieftaincy of their people.[1]
Colonization
editThe commune was visited and traversed by German explorers who visited the region with a view to colonization.[3] One of the chiefs of Agomé-Yoh, Togbui Tsally Kokou Senyo, played a significant role in the struggle for Togo's independence.[4]
Post-colonial Togo
editThe chief, Togbui Tsally, later became an important supporter of the Gnassingbé regime and continued his activities,[4] such as organizing libations and ceremonies in the community.[5] There are still archaeological remains from the German colonization along the road connecting Agomé-Yoh to Missahoé.[6] The commune was later incorporated into the grouping of communes "Kloto 3".[7]
Coffee and cocoa cultivation is very widespread around the commune.[8]
Climate
editIn 2013, the region's rainfall varied between 1400 and 1800 mm, with 2 to 3 months of dry season each year.[9] The maximum temperature recorded at that time was 34 degrees, and the minimum was 18 degrees.[9]
Hydrography
editThe commune is located near Kamalo Falls,[10] the most visited waterfall in Togo.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Presentation de la commune de Kpalime". www.uct-togo.net. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ a b Gayibor, Nicoué Lodjou (1997). Histoire des Togolais. Presses de l'UB. ISBN 978-2-909886-26-8.
- ^ Gozo, Kodzo (2023-11-22). "Mise en scène de soi d'un chef en situation coloniale (Togo allemand, 1887-1914)". Monde(s) (in French). 24 (2): 41–59. doi:10.3917/mond1.224.0041. ISSN 2261-6268. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ a b Dovlovi, Komi (2017-04-14). "Kpalime : Le chef Togbui Tsally X d'Agome-Yoh est décédé". Le Temps (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ Reisner, Gena (1981). "Three Ceremonies in Togo". The Drama Review: TDR. 25 (4): 51–58. doi:10.2307/1145378. ISSN 0012-5962. JSTOR 1145378.
- ^ Reporter, Le Nouveau (2021-06-22). "Togo : à la prospection de sites et potentiels touristiques". Le Nouveau Reporter (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ First, Togo. "Décentralisation : la Commune Kloto 3 affiche un bilan positif, pour son exercice financier 2023". www.togofirst.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ KAMANA, Pouwisawè; TEBONOU, Ganiou; KOKOU, Kouami; ADJONOU, Kossi; DANIOUẺ, Roger Tamasse (2013). "Études socio-environnementales: évaluation des impacts des investissements success stories dans la gestion des ressources naturelles au Togo" (PDF). Rev. Universitara Sociologie. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ a b KAMANA, Pouwisawè; TEBONOU, Ganiou; KOKOU, Kouami; ADJONOU, Kossi; DANIOUẺ, Roger Tamasse (2013). "Études socio-environnementales: évaluation des impacts des investissements success stories dans la gestion des ressources naturelles au Togo" (PDF). Rev. Universitara Sociologie. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Togo". www.cascadesdubenin.com. Archived from the original on 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ Reporter, Le Nouveau (2020-06-30). "Kamalo, la cascade la plus visitée du Togo". Le Nouveau Reporter (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2024-07-04.