  km ▁north ▁of ▁L om é ▁and ▁ 1 5   km ▁from ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Gh ana . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁administrative ▁capital ▁of ▁Kl oto ▁Pref ect ure . ▁K pal im é ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 7 5 , 0 8 4 , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁fourth - big gest ▁town ▁in ▁T ogo , ▁after ▁L om é , ▁S ok od é ▁and ▁K ara . ▁The ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁c athedral , ▁a ▁scientific ▁l yc ée , ▁and ▁a ▁post - office , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁banks , ▁medical ▁cent res , ▁ph arma cies , ▁cy ber - ca f és ▁and ▁pet rol ▁stations . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Pre - colon ial ▁period ▁( before ▁ 1 8 9 0 ) ▁K pal im é ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁Ag om é - K pal im é , ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁the ▁Ag om é ▁people . ▁Their ▁orig ins ▁can ▁probably ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to ▁Y or ub aland ▁in ▁modern ▁Niger ia , ▁and ▁in ▁particular ▁to ▁two ▁cities : ▁If è ▁( the ▁religious ▁center ) ▁and ▁O yo ▁( the ▁political ▁and ▁administrative ▁center ). ▁M igr ants ▁gradually ▁moved ▁west , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁K ét ou ▁( Ben in ), ▁T ado ▁( T ogo ), ▁and ▁eventually ▁found ing ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁N ots é . ▁ ▁King ▁Ag ok oli , ▁who ▁ruled ▁N ots é ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1