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
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) 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)
View the Source2. Garoua (Wikipedia)
History
Garoua was established by the Fulani emir Modibbo Adama in the first half of the 19th century.
History section
Garoua was established by the Fulani emir Modibbo Adama in the first half of the 19th century.
- In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the SourceWikidata: Garoua
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