Sonde, Togo

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Sonde, Togo
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Sonde, Togo
Location in Togo
Coordinates: 9°46′N1°16′E / 9.767°N 1.267°E / 9.767; 1.267 Coordinates: 9°46′N1°16′E / 9.767°N 1.267°E / 9.767; 1.267
Country Flag of Togo.svg Togo
Region Kara Region
Prefecture Bimah
Time zone UTC + 0

Sonde, Togo is a village in the Bimah Prefecture in the Kara Region of north-eastern Togo. [1]

Kara Region Region in Togo

Kara is one of Togo's five regions. Kara is the regional capital.

Togo country in Africa

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Gnassingbé Eyadéma 20th and 21st-century President of Togo

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Togo national football team national association football team

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References

  1. Maplandia world gazetteer