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Mokolo
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Mokolo is the departmental capital and largest city of the Mayo-Tsanaga department, in the Far North Province of Cameroon. It is the fourth largest city in the Far North Province, after Maroua, Yagoua, and Kousséri. It is located in the Mandara Mountains that run along the Cameroonian-Nigerian border.

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Place details

Locality
Mokolo
Region
Extrême-Nord
Country
Cameroun
Population
51,999
Timezone
Africa/Douala

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50US AQIGood
PM2.5
13.2 µg/m³
PM10
15.5 µg/m³
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Key facts

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Mokolo
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Les monts Kapsiki dans l'Extrême nord2.jpg
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300px
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Rhumsiki
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Cameroon
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bottom
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Location in Cameroon
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Cameroon
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Far North Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Division
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Mayo-Tsanaga Division
Settlement.population_as_of
2012
Settlement.population_total
40168
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Ethnicities
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Religions
Settlement.elevation_m
760

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • History and Culture
  • Population
  • Languages
  • Religion
  • Climate
  • Economy and Services
  • Agriculture
  • Government
  • Education
  • Transportation
  • References

Mokolo is the departmental capital and largest city of the Mayo-Tsanaga department, in the Far North Province of Cameroon. It is the fourth largest city in the Far North Province, after Maroua, Yagoua, and Kousséri. It is located in the Mandara Mountains that run along the Cameroonian-Nigerian border.

==History and Culture== The Fulani and Mafa peoples dominate the Mokolo area. Historically, the Mafa were the earlier inhabitants. When the Fulani came through the area, many of the Mafa dispersed into the surrounding Mandara Mountains. The Mafa are also known as the Mafahi.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mokolo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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