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Garoua
Sign in to saveGaroua (also Garua; Fula: 𞤺𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢, Garwa) is a port city and the capital of the North Region of Cameroon, lying on the Benue River. A thriving centre of the textiles and cotton industries, the city has approximately 200,000 inhabitants in 2023, mostly Fulbe/Fulani people.
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Garoua is a city in Cameroon, situated within the Bénoué region. It serves as the capital of the North region. The city is located at coordinates 9.3, 13.4 and lies in the Africa/Douala time zone, which corresponds to UTC+01:00.
The population of Garoua is listed as 1,750,000, while another source records a figure of 34,957. Elevation data varies, with estimates of 249 meters, 199 meters, and 193 meters above sea level. The demonym for residents is Garouaise or Garouais.
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Place details
- Locality
- Garoua
- Region
- Nord
- Country
- Cameroun
- Population
- 34,957
- Timezone
- Africa/Douala
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Garoua
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Marche_Garoua_Nord_Cameroon.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Market at Garoua
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cameroon
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Cameroon
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Cameroon
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bénoué
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023
- Settlement.population_total
- 2000000
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 249
- Settlement.blank_name
- Climate
- Settlement.blank_info
- Aw
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Demonym
- Garouais
- Country
- Cameroon
- Located in
- Bénoué
- Population
- 1750000
- Elevation
- 249
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- North
- Official website
- www.garouacity.cm
- Image
- Marche Garoua Nord Cameroon.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Garoua
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Garoua
- Commons category
- Garoua
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Garoua
- P8168
- Gisela Stein
- P12749
- June 8
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Travel guide
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Two hotels close to the centre:
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Sport
- Places of worship
- Transport
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Garoua (also Garua; Fula: 𞤺𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢, Garwa) is a port city and the capital of the North Region of Cameroon, lying on the Benue River. A thriving centre of the textiles and cotton industries, the city has approximately 200,000 inhabitants in 2023, mostly Fulbe/Fulani people.
==History== Garoua was established by the Fulani emir Modibbo Adama in the first half of the 19th century. During the steamship era, it developed into a major river port.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Garoua” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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