Tchamba
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Tchamba
Chamba | |
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City | |
  Tchamba Location in Togo | |
| Coordinates: 9°02′N 1°25′E / 9.033°N 1.417°E | |
| Country |  Togo |
| Region | Centrale Region |
| Prefecture | Tchamba Prefecture |
The name Tchamba sometimes spelled Chamba, stands for both a city located in Tchamba Prefecture in the Centrale Region of Togo, and the tribe living in that area.
Tchamba is originally a tribe living in and around the town of
The Tchambas are known as aborigines (indigenous people) of Northern Ghana, once covering an area as large as the present
In Togo, the major clans are Imamwa, Congoro, Lari, Dopo, Sangbe, Lambu, Daru, Atarouwa, Nantoh, Ninchey, Kumateh, and others. The Congoros are the origins there, whereby the Laris among others came. The kingship was originally for the Congoros while the Islamic leadership position (Imam) is always held by Imamwa as their name implies. Some of the major towns in Tchamba are Alibi, Kasaleym and Affem Boussou.
References
- Hunter-Hindrew, Mamaissii V. M.Ed. Mami Wata: Africa's Ancient God/dess Unveiled. 2nd Edition." (New York: MWHS, 2005).
- Rosenthal, J. ‘Possession Ecstasy & Law in Ewe Voodoo" (Charlottesville: University of Virginia, 1998).