Kévé
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Kévé
Keye | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 6°25′40″N 0°55′28″E / 6.42781°N 0.924482°E | |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2009) | 12,000 |
| Area code | 337[2] |
Kévé (also Keye) is a town and canton in southwest Togo with 12,000 residents.[1]
Between 1928 and 1930, the chief of Kévé was arrested by French officials for resisting the French regime.[3] As of 1933, Aleke was chief of the town.[4] Kévé is located approximately 50 km northwest of Lomé. The cultural celebration of this region is Avezan or Aveza.[citation needed] Their region produces red wine and palm oil.[citation needed]