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Garoua
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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Garoua
- Region
- Nord
- Country
- Cameroun
- Population
- 34,957
- Timezone
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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.
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