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Plateaux Region, Togoi
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Plateaux RegionRegion
TogoCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Atakpamé80,683 (2012)
Kpalimé75,084 (2013)
Badou24,000 (2013)
Notsé22,017 (2012)
Amlamé9,870 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
131757
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:131757:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Région des plateaux, Togo
German:
Region Plateaux, Togo
Italian:
regione degli Altopiani, Togo
Russian:
Плато, Того
Simplified Chinese:
高原區, 多哥
Spanish:
Altiplano, Togo
Arabic:
إقليم السهول الواسعة, توغو
Bengali:
প্লাতেঊ অঞ্চল, টোগো
Bulgarian:
Плато, Того
Catalan:
regió dels Altiplans, Togo
Cebuano:
Plateaux, Togo
Danish:
Plateaux, Togo
Dutch:
Plateaux, Togo
Esperanto:
Altebenaĵo, Togolando
Finnish:
Plateaux, Togo
Greek:
Πλατώ, Τόγκο
Gujarati:
પ્લેટોક્સ પ્રદેશ, ટોગો
Hindi:
प्लेटो क्षेत्र, टोगो
Indonesian:
Region Plateaux, Togo
Japanese:
高原州, トーゴ
Kannada:
ಪ್ಲಾಟೆಯಾಕ್ಸ್ ಪ್ರದೇಶ, ಟೊಗೊ
Korean:
플라토 주, 토고
Latvian:
Plato reģions, Togo
Lithuanian:
Plynaukštės regionas, Togas
Malay:
Plateaux Region, Togo
Marathi:
प्लेटो प्रदेश, टोगो
Northern Frisian:
Plateaux , Toogo
Norwegian:
Plateaux, Togo
Polish:
Region Plateaux, Togo
Portuguese:
Plateaux, Togo
Sinhalese:
ප්ලටෙක්ස් කලාපය, ටෝගෝ
Swedish:
Plateaux, Togo
Tamil:
பிலேடீஸ் பகுதி, டோகோ
Telugu:
ప్లాటూక్స్ ప్రాంతం, టోగో
Thai:
เขตปลาโต, โตโก
Traditional Chinese:
高原區, 多哥
Turkish:
Plateaux, Togo
Ukrainian:
Плато, Того
Urdu:
پلاٹوس علاقہ، ٹوگو, ٹوگو
Vietnamese:
Plateaux, Togo


Plateaux is one of Togo's five regions.

Atakpamé is the regional capital. It is the largest region in terms of area and has the second-largest population (after the Maritime Region). Other major cities in the Plateaux region include Kpalimé and Badou.

Plateaux is located north of Maritime Region and south of Centrale Region. In the west, it borders the Volta Region of Ghana, and in the east, it borders three departments of Benin: Collines to the northeast; Zou to the east; and Kouffo to the southeast.

Plateaux is divided into the prefectures of:

Agou Prefecture
Amou Prefecture
Danyi Prefecture
Est-Mono Prefecture
Haho Prefecture
Kloto Prefecture
Moyen-Mono Prefecture
Ogou Prefecture
Wawa Prefecture

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Garnierite'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘOmphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Phengite9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Garnierite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2

Fossils

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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateaux_Region,_Togo
Wikidata ID:Q316306
GeoNames ID:2364370

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