Of the Territorial Collectivities and of the Traditional Chiefdoms

The Togolese Republic is organized in territorial collectivities on the basis of the principle of decentralization within respect for the national unity.

These territorial collectivities are: the communes, the prefectures and the regions.

Any other territorial collectivity is created by the law.

The territorial collectivities administer themselves freely by councils elected by universal suffrage, within the conditions provided for by the law.

The State sees to the harmonious development of all the territorial collectivities on the basis of national solidarity, of regional potentials and of inter-regional equilibrium.

The Togolese State recognizes the traditional chiefdom, guardian of use and customs.

The designation and the enthronement of the traditional chief obeys the use and customs of the locality.