Maroua
Sign in to saveMaroua (Fula: Marwa, , 𞤥𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢) is the capital of the Far North Region of Cameroon, stretching along the banks of the Ferngo and Kaliao Rivers, in the foothills of the Mandara Mountains. The city had 201,371 inhabitants at the 2005 census, consisting mainly of the Fulbe/Fulani ethnic group.
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Place details
- Locality
- Maroua I
- Region
- Extrême-Nord
- Country
- Cameroun
- Population
- 314,122
- Timezone
- Africa/Douala
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Maroua
- Settlement.image_skyline
- A street in Maroua.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Domayo District
- 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
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Far North
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Transport
- Education
- Places of worship
- Climate
- References
Maroua (Fula: Marwa, , 𞤥𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢) is the capital of the Far North Region of Cameroon, stretching along the banks of the Ferngo and Kaliao Rivers, in the foothills of the Mandara Mountains. The city had 201,371 inhabitants at the 2005 census, consisting mainly of the Fulbe/Fulani ethnic group.
== History == left|thumb|Matakam dwellings near Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon The city was occupied by the Guiziga in the 17th century and the Mofu in the 18th century.