History of Sokode

The city has thus developed in precolonial times as a commercial crossroads on the road to the cola between Ghanaand Benin, and now as a place of passage on the only road north-south Togo, linking the capital Lome in Burkina Faso. Urbanization has accelerated during the colonization. The city consists of ancient villages have now become real neighborhoods. Its growth has also been the work of entire villages that had approached the city and intercity migration.

Kpangalam, a quarter of Sokodé

Sokodé is still handled by the City complementary and traditional chiefs. Historically, the Chiefs of various villages were included in a leadership supreme, Tchaoudjo. At each change of reign, the new sovereign was to be taken, in turn, in another place (always among the constituent villages, seven). These are the Tchalo of Daro, a village south of Sokodé, who were responsible for the choice of new leaders. Muslims Didaouré remained out of this political construction, and enjoy broad autonomy, led by a