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Atakpame is the Fourth largest city in Togo by population and is situated in the center of the country in a majority Yoruba speaking part called Ogou which has a population of around 260,000 people. The dialect of Yoruba spoken here is called Ifè.
Atakpame is located on a hilly wooded savannah about 500m in elevation at the eastern end of the Atakora mountain range. Together with Kpalimé, it represents the last major settlements of Yoruba origin dotted between the Niger and the Volta rivers. Today, while Atakpame is majorly Ife speaking, Kpalime is majority Ewe speaking. The Ife people of Togo trace their history from Ife in Nigeria to Ija Oku and Chabe (Savè) in Benin. It was from there that they migrated to the originally Yoruba city of Chabelu (now Savalou) in Benin before crossing over into their territory in what would later become central Togo.

In the 1764 Battle of AtakpamΓ©, the town was the site of a clash between the Akan state of Akyem with the Oyo Empire against the forces of the Ashanti Empire. The result of the battle was a crushing defeat of the Ashanti forces and the death of their Juabenhene (head of one of the royal clans). Today, most native residents of the city belong the Ana subgroup of the Yoruba people. Other Yoruba speaking settlements in the locality include; Akpare, Goubi, Djama, Kaboli, Okutaya, Anie, Kamina, Moretan – Igberioko, Kolokope, Glei, Alabata.

Atakpame is fondly referred to as the city of 7 hills (sept collines). Some of these hills include: Oke Omi kosi, Oke Batabali, Oke Agemo, Oke Akposso, Oke Mefa, Oke Ekpa and Oke Ologbo. Just like many other towns in Yorubaland, where myths are explored to trace the people’s roots, Atakpame’s history is not complete without reference to the mountains. According to some elders of the town, the rocks played supernatural roles when the natives were engaged in battles with other ethnic groups, most especially the expanding army from Dahomey. This is how Atakpame also shares topographical and historical similarities with Idanre, Ondo State, Igbeti, Efon Alaaye Ekiti, Okeho in Oyo- All towns famed for the huge and acrobatic mountains that surround them.

The town of Atakpame is named after the leader of the group of Yoruba people who founded the city; Chief Atakpa. Annually the ife of Togo come together to celebrate ‘Odon Itsu’ (Yam festival) and reinforce their culture.

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