Ablogamé

Ablogamé is a neighborhood of Lomé, Togo. A downtown area, it forms a district around the Port of Lomé.

Economy

The neighborhood contains the Eglise des Assemblées de Dieu temple and Marché et Ambiance, a thriving market. Several hotels are also located here, including Hotel Mercure Sarakawa and Veronica Guesthouse.[1]

In the mid 1980s, the DRDR organized vegetable growers meeting groups in the port area for the locals.[2] In 1987, about 4,000 plots between 200 and 250 hectares, in the neighborhoods of Ablogamé and Akodessewa had a market value of 800 million CF. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (8 December 2010). Togo 2011-12 (in French). Petit Futé. p. 87. ISBN 2-7469-3597-X.
  2. ↑ Schilter, Christine (1991). L'agriculture urbaine à Lomé: approches agronomique et socio-économique (in French). KARTHALA Editions. p. 97. ISBN 978-2-86537-301-7.
  3. ↑ Bris, Émile Le (1987). Famille et résidence dans les villes africaines: Dakar, Bamako, Saint-Louis, Lomé (in French). Ed. l'Harmattan. p. 54. ISBN 978-2-85802-754-5.

Coordinates: 6°08′N 1°16′E / 6.133°N 1.267°E / 6.133; 1.267

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