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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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
Article
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.