was during this campaign that Alhaji Grunshi fired the first shot by anyone in British service during the war. Most native residents of the city are the Ana subgroup of the Yoruba people. During Colonization the German colonial government built a wireless transmitter center in Kamina at Atakpame from 1911 to 1914 in the Togolese colony. This transcontinental radio station served as a link for the German colonies among themselves and to establish a connection between these colonies and the German metropolis. Climate Atakpamé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) characterised by a short dry season with the northeasterly harmattan trade winds from November to February and a lengthy though not intense wet season between March and October. Transport The town is served by a station of the main northern line of Togo Railways. Governance The town was the administrative centre of German Togoland. Places of worship Among the places of worship, they are predominantly Christian churches and temples : Roman Catholic Diocese of Atakpamé (Catholic Church), Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo (World Communion of Reformed Churches), Togo Baptist Convention (Baptist World Alliance), Living Faith Church Worldwide, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Assemblies of God. There are also Muslim mosques. Sports Atakpamé is the home of Korikossa d'Atakpamé football club. International relations Twin towns — Sister cities Atakpamé is twinned with: Niort, France Sources References Populated places in Plateaux Region, Togo Cities in Yorubaland