Dékon
Dékon is a neighborhood of Lomé, Togo.

Dékon is a neighborhood of Lomé, Togo. Although it's one of the business areas of the city, it is also one of the poorest areas, in which child prostitution is common.
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Worth seeing in and around Dékon
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Togo National Museum
Togo National Museum is the national museum of Togo, located in the capital of Lomé. Founded in 1975, it features cultural and historical exhibits.
1.4 km · Museum in Maritime, Togo · Wikipedia - 02Sacred Heart Cathedral
The Sacred Heart Cathedral is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lomé, one of the seven Catholic church districts of Togo. Built in just over a year by the German colonial authorities, it quickly became one of the iconic buildings of the new capital of Togo.
1.3 km · cathedral · Wikipedia - 03National Library of Togo
The National Library of Togo is the national library of Togo and is located in the capital, Lomé.
1.4 km · national library · Wikipedia - 04Hotel 2 Février
The Hôtel 2 Février is a 102m, 36-story hotel in Lomé, Togo on Place De L'Indépendance street, opened in 1980. It is the tallest building in Togo.
1.8 km · building in Togo · Wikipedia - 05Lomé Grand Market
The Lomé Grand Market is a public market in Lomé, the capital of Togo. It is located near the famous Sacred Heart Cathedral of Lomé, at the heart of the city.
1.2 km · large market place in the city of Lomé, the capital of Togo · Wikipedia - 06Q141451109
The Place des Martyrs is a commemorative square and memorial in Lomé, the capital of Togo. It is used for national remembrance ceremonies, particularly the annual Martyrs' Day on 21 June.
1.3 km · commemorative square in Lomé · Wikipedia - 07Independence Monument, Lome
The Independence Monument in Lomé, the capital of Togo, was built as a tribute to the country's independence from France on 27 April 1960. It features a white bust of a woman holding up a cooking pot, in front of a silhouette of a figure holding up their arms as if they were breaking chains that shackled them together.
1.6 km · monument in Lomé, Togo · Wikipedia
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Getting to Dékon
- Airports
- Lomé–Tokoin (LFW), 4 km · Cotonou Cadjehoun (COO), 130 km · Kotoka (ACC), 165 km
- Cotonou → Dékon134 km · quickest by road, 3h 13m · $12–17
- Accra → Dékon170 km · quickest by road, 3h 33m · GH₵105–140
- Lagos → Dékon242 km · quickest by road, 5h · ₦15,100–20,150
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Dékon
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Dékon. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundYou can book rides on a motorcycle, tricycle (tuk-tuk), and a range of autos, from basic to luxurious.
From Wikivoyage: Lomé, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Dékon
Dékon is 1 km from Lomé, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Lomécapital city of Togo1.6 km
- ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Developmentfinancial institution of the Economic Community of West African States500 m
- Nyékonakpoéneighborhood in Togo2.7 km
- TokoinLomé neighbourhood, Togo2.1 km
- Noukafouhuman settlement2.5 km
- Ablogaméneighborhood of Lomé, Togo3.6 km