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Garoua

Africa

Garoua is a port city on the Benue River and the capital of Cameroon's North Region. A centre of the textile and cotton industries with a significant Fulbe/Fulani population, it had approximately 900,000 inhabitants in 2022.

Facts
Population
1,750,000 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
249 1
Elevation (m)
249 1
Latitude
9.3 degrees north 1
Latitude
9.3 degrees north 1
Longitude
13.4 degrees east 1
Longitude
13.4 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Garoua (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 1,750,000 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 9.3, longitude 13.4
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 249 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 1750000 (2020)
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