Subdivision

Kaele

Subdivision (arrondissement) of the Mayo-Kani division, Far North region.

Provisional — awaiting verification

Names and codes as published in the national administrative boundaries dataset (Institut National de Cartographie, via OCHA), valid on 4 January 2019. Some names are published without accents.

From Wikipedia

Kaélé is a town in Cameroon's Far North Province, on the Diamaré Plain at 10°6′00″N 14°27′00″E. It lies near the Chadian border and 104 km south of Maroua. The town has a population of roughly 30,600 and is the capital of the Mayo Kani division. The cottonseed oil company Diamaor runs a mill in the town. Kaélé is accessible by road and by airstrip.

Notable people

Tikela Kemone (born 1950), Cameroonian politician

Marthe Wandou (born 1963), Cameroonian activist

This record is provisional: it was compiled from the cited sources but has not yet been checked by an InsideKamer editor.

Sources

  1. 1.
    Cameroon — Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB, v01)
    OCHA / Institut National de CartographiePublished 4 January 2019Last verified: 14 October 2026

    Downloaded on 2026-10-14. Names, P-codes and hierarchy of the 10 regions, 58 divisions and 360 subdivisions, valid on 2019-01-04. Names are given as published; some omit accents.

  2. 2.
    Kaélé
    Wikipedia (English)Published 3 October 2026Last verified: 23 October 2026
  3. 3.
    Kaélé
    Wikipédia (français)Published 25 April 2026Last verified: 23 October 2026