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Savanes Region, Togoi
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Savanes RegionRegion
TogoCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sansanné-Mango37,748 (2012)
Dapaong33,324 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
131758
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:131758:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Région des Savanes, Togo
German:
Region Savanes, Togo
Italian:
regione delle Savane, Togo
Russian:
Саванн, Того
Simplified Chinese:
草原區, 多哥
Spanish:
Sabana, Togo
Arabic:
إقليم السهول العشبية, توغو
Bengali:
সাভানেস অঞ্চল, টোগো
Bulgarian:
Саван, Того
Catalan:
regió de les Sabanes, Togo
Cebuano:
Savanes, Togo
Danish:
Savanes, Togo
Dutch:
Savanes, Togo
Esperanto:
Savanoj, Togolando
Finnish:
Savanes, Togo
Greek:
Σαβάν, Τόγκο
Gujarati:
સાવાનેસ પ્રદેશ, ટોગો
Hindi:
सावेनेस क्षेत्र, टोगो
Indonesian:
Region Savanes, Togo
Japanese:
サバナ州, トーゴ
Kannada:
ಸವನೆಸ್ ಪ್ರದೇಶ, ಟೊಗೊ
Korean:
사반 주, 토고
Latvian:
Savanes reģions, Togo
Lithuanian:
Savanų regionas, Togas
Malay:
Savanes Region, Togo
Marathi:
सावेनेश प्रदेश, टोगो
Northern Frisian:
Savanes , Toogo
Norwegian:
Savanes, Togo
Polish:
Region Savanes, Togo
Portuguese:
Savanes, Togo
Romanian:
Regiunea Savanes, Togo
Sinhalese:
සවනෙස් කලාපය, ටෝගෝ
Swedish:
Savanes , Togo
Tamil:
சவனேஸ் பகுதி, டோகோ
Telugu:
సవానెస్ ప్రాంతం, టోగో
Thai:
เขตซาวาน, โตโก
Traditional Chinese:
草原區, 多哥
Turkish:
Savanes, Togo
Ukrainian:
Саванн, Того
Urdu:
ساوانیس علاقہ، ٹوگو, ٹوگو
Vietnamese:
Savanes, Togo


Savanes is the northernmost of the five Regions of Togo. Dapaong is the regional capital. Another major town in the region is Mango.

Savanes is divided into the prefectures of Kpendjal, Oti, Tandjouaré, and Tône.

To the south of Savanes is the Kara Region, its only domestic border. It shares borders with the following foreign areas:

Northern Region, Ghana: southwest
Upper East Region, Ghana: west
Boulgou Province, Burkina Faso: far northwest
Koulpélogo Province, Burkina Faso: northwest
Kompienga Province, Burkina Faso: northeast
Atakora Department, Benin: east
Savanes is the only region that borders Burkina Faso.

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4 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCoronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘCryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘHollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Unclassified
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
KPotassium
Kⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
MnManganese
Mnⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mnⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
BaBarium
Baⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
PbLead
Pbⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savanes_Region,_Togo
Wikidata ID:Q279945
GeoNames ID:2364205

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