Mango, Togo

Mango
Mango
Location in Togo
Coordinates: 10°21′20″N 0°28′32″E / 10.35556°N 0.47556°E / 10.35556; 0.47556
Country Togo
Region Savanes Region
Population (2007)
 • Total 41,464

Mango, formerly Sansanné-Mango , is a city in northern Togo. It is situated on the Oti River in the Savanes Region. The town is located near Kéran National Park and 26 kilometres (16 mi) from the border with Ghana. The population is about 41,464 people (2007).[1]

Economy

The town is a trading center for cattle and peanuts.[2]

Transportation

The town lies on the main North-South road (Route Nationale No. 1) in Togo.[2]

Demography

The town is mainly inhabited by Chakosi people.[2]

Health

In 2014 the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism constructed a hospital (Hospital of Hope) in Mango and it opened the facility in Feb 2015.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. . Retrieved February 19, 2007
  2. 1 2 3 Mango at Encyclopædia Britannica
  3. ↑ Hospital of Hope website, http://hospitalofhopemango.org/

Coordinates: 10°21′20″N 0°28′32″E / 10.35556°N 0.47556°E / 10.35556; 0.47556


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