page_title: Sokodé
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Sokodé / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Countryside around Sokodé: manioc field and hamlet Français&#160;: Campagne autour de Sokodé: champ de manioc et hameau
context_page_description: Sokodé is the second largest city in Togo and seat of the Tchaoudjo and Centrale Region in the center of the country, 339 kilometres north of Lomé. With a population of 86,500, currently at around 118,000, the city is situated between the Mo and Mono rivers, and it is a commercial center for the surrounding agricultural areas. It is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious city, but is dominated by Islam. It is an administrative center where the majority of Kotokolis live, Muslims whose cloths are reminiscent of North Africa.Then men wear big boubous and women the veil above beautiful colorful outfits.
context_section_description: The economy of Sokodé is dominated by transport, trade and handicrafts. There is little industrial activity, like cotton ginning and sugar processing.
  Farmers grow primarily corn, cassava, yams, pepper and beans, and many gardeners and farmers live on the periphery of Sokodé. They have herds of cows in the fields. Meanwhile, nomadic Fulani frequently pass near Sokodé, with their herds of zebu en route between Burkina Faso and Nigeria.
  The vegetables are grown especially along the  Kpondjo and Inusayo rivers. Most agricultural areas are floodplains, with growers beginning cultivation following the rainy season.
caption: Sokodé
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