Missahoé is a Togolese commune located in the Kloto prefecture, in the southwestern part of Togo in the Plateaux region. It is situated in the center of the Missahoé protected forest, to which it gave its name, and near Kpalimé and Agomé-Yoh.
Missahoé | |
|---|---|
  Missahoé | |
| Coordinates: 6°57′N 0°35′E / 6.95°N 0.58°E | |
| Country | Togo |
The commune retains some colonial remains and is close to the most visited waterfall in Togo, Kamalo Falls.
History
editPre-colonial situation
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Colonization
editThe small commune was named by the colonial administrator and governor of German Togoland, Jesko von Puttkamer, in 1890.[1][2][3] It is not an endonym but an exonym, as von Puttkamer named the locality 'Misahöhe'[2][3] in honor of his former lover, a Hungarian princess, Mária Esterházy von Galantha, nicknamed Misa.[1][2][3]
It was a strategic location for the colonizers due to its high altitude and cool climate, and they made build for them the governor's house, a courthouse, a prison, and a German cemetery there.[1] During French colonization, which succeeded German colonization, in 1934, a meteorological station was installed in the commune.[4]
Post-colonial Togo
editAt the beginning of the 21st century, the majority of the population in the entire region is composed of the Ewe people, and the 11 communes surrounding the protected forest had a combined population of 25,845 inhabitants.[5] The house of the German governor still exists in the village.[6]
Coffee and cocoa cultivation is very widespread around the commune.[5]
Climate
editIn 2013, the region's rainfall varied between 1400 and 1800 mm, with 2 to 3 months of dry season each year.[5] The maximum temperature recorded at that time was 34 degrees, and the minimum was 18 degrees.[5]
Hydrography
editThe commune is located near Kamalo Falls,[7] the most visited waterfall in Togo.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Missahoé - Guide de voyage & touristique à MISSAHOÉ - Togo - Petit Futé". www.petitfute.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ a b c Willnauer, Franz; Büning, Eleonore (2022). Frauen um Mahler: die Wegbegleiterinnen des Komponisten porträtiert nach Briefen, Tagebüchern und zeitgenössischen Dokumenten. Mainz: Schott. p. 313. ISBN 978-3-7957-2629-4.
- ^ a b c johannewetjen (2023-05-07). "Friedhof und Eisenbahn – Deutsche Kolonialspuren in Togo". Norddeutsche Mission (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ Le Petit Parisien (in French), 1934-11-25, retrieved 2024-07-04
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "Région des Plateaux". AVEDEC Togo (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Togo". www.cascadesdubenin.com. 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.