City
Maroua
Administrative capital of the Far North region.
Towns, villages and neighbourhoods
11 places on InsideKamer lie in Maroua, according to Wikidata.
From Wikipedia
Maroua (Fula: Marwa, مَرْوَ, 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
The city was occupied by the Guiziga in the 17th century and the Mofu in the 18th century.
The Maroua Declaration, a maritime boundary agreement between Nigeria and Cameroon, was signed in Maroua on 1 June 1975.
Economy
Embroidery, leather goods, jewelry, pottery are the important economic activities in the city of Maroua.
Transport
The city also has the Maroua Salak Airport.
Education
The University of Maroua is based in the city.
Places of worship
Among the places of worship, they are predominantly Muslim mosques. There are also Christian churches and temples: Roman Catholic Diocese of Maroua–Mokolo (Catholic Church), Evangelical Church of Cameroon (World Communion of Reformed Churches), Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (World Communion of Reformed Churches), Cameroon Baptist Convention (Baptist World Alliance), Full Gospel Mission Cameroon (Assemblies of God).
Climate
The climate is Sahelian, being hot and dry for most of the year.
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid (BSh).
This record is provisional: it was compiled from the cited sources but has not yet been checked by an InsideKamer editor.
Sources
- 1.Regions of Cameroon
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