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Garoua
Garoua (also Garua; Fula: 𞤺𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢, Garwa) is a port city and the capital of the North Region of Cameroon, lying on the Benue River. A thriving centre of the textiles and cotton industries, the city has approximately 1,285,000 inhabitants in 2020, mostly Fulbe/Fulani people. History Garoua was established by the Fulani emir Modibbo Adama in the first half of the 19th century. During the steamship era, it developed into a major river port. The population of the city was 30,000 in 1967. Geography Garoua is situated in northern Cameroon, and lies on the Benue River. It serves as the gateway to Benoue National Park. Neighborhoods include Commercial Centre, Lopere, Quartier de Marouare, Poumpoumre, Roumde Adjia and the northwestern suburb of Yelwa, near Garoua International Airport. Climate Garoua has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen ''Aw''), with a wet season and a dry season and the temperature being hot year-round. The average temperature in Garoua ranges fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Region (Cameroon)
The North Region () makes up 66,090 km2 of the northern half of The Republic of Cameroon. Neighbouring territories include the Far North Region to the north, the Adamawa Region to the south, Nigeria to the west, Chad to the east, and Central African Republic to the southeast. The city of Garoua is both the political and industrial capital. Garoua is Cameroon's third largest port, despite the fact that the Bénoué River upon which it relies is only navigable for short periods of the year. Major ethnic groups include the Fula or Fulani (; ), who are Islamic pastoralists, and numerous Muslim and animist speakers of Adamawa, Chadic, and Nilo-Saharan languages. French is the language of formal education, and Fulfulde, the language of the Fulbe, is widespread as a ''lingua franca''. Geography Land Bands of alternating metamorphic and sedimentary rock interspersed with granite characterise the north's geology. Granite covered in volcanic basalt makes up the southernmost r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Garoua
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Garoua in Cameroon. History * January 9, 1947: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Garoua from the Apostolic Vicariate of Foumban * March 24, 1953: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Garoua * September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Garoua * March 18, 1982: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Garoua Special churches The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Sainte Thérèse in Garoua. Bishops Ordinaries *Prefect Apostolic of Garoua (Roman rite) **Father Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. March 25, 1947 – March 24, 1953; ''see below'' * Vicar Apostolic of Garoua (Roman rite) **Bishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. March 24, 1953 – September 14, 1955; ''see above & below'' *Bishop of Garoua (Roman rite) **Bishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. September 14, 1955 – March 18, 1982; ''see above & below'' * Metropolitan Archbishops of Garoua (Roman rite) ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2021 or CAN 2021), known as the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's association football, football championship of Africa organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was hosted by Cameroon, and took place from 9 January to 6 February 2022. The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in June and July 2021. However, the CAF announced on 15 January 2020 that due to unfavourable climatic conditions during that period, the tournament had been rescheduled to be played between 9 January and 6 February 2021. On 30 June 2020, the CAF moved the tournament's dates for the second time to January 2022 following the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, COVID-19 pandemic across the continent, whilst retaining the name 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes. Matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roumdé Adjia Stadium
Stade Roumdé Adjia is a multi-purpose stadium in Garoua, Cameroon. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... matches. It serves as the home ground of Coton Sport. The stadium holds 30,000 people and was built in 1978. This stadium was one of the stadiums used in the African Cup of Nations in 2021. It was renovated by Portuguese group Mota-Engil. References External links Photosacafe.daum.net/stadeGaroua Presentation Sports venues completed in 1978 Football venues in Cameroon Multi-purpose stadiums in Cameroon Garoua Coton Sport FC de Garoua 1978 establishments in Cameroon {{Cameroon-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garoua International Airport
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Garoua Airport , also known as Garoua International Airport, is an airport serving Garoua, the capital of North Province, Cameroon. The airport is used by both civilian and military aircraft. Airlines and Destinations References External links * * Airports in Cameroon International Airport An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports, and feature longer runways and have faciliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bénoué
Bénoué is a Departments of Cameroon, department of North Province (Cameroon), North Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 13,614 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 1,781,955. The capital of the department lies at Garoua. Subdivisions The department is divided administratively into 11 Communes of Cameroon, communes and in turn into villages. Communes * Barndaké * Bashéo * Bibemi * Dembo, Cameroon, Dembo * Garoua (urban) * Garoua ( rural ) * Gashiga * Lagdo * Ngong, Cameroon, Ngong * Pitoa * Touroua Gallery File:Drone view Benoue.jpg, View of Bénoué huts from drone File:Drone view at Benoue.jpg, Bénoué view from drone See also *Communes of Cameroon References Departments of Cameroon North Region (Cameroon) {{Cameroon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Cameroon's population of nearly 31 million people speak 250 native languages, in addition to the national tongues of English and French, or both. Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad and the Baka people (Cameroon and Gabon), Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese discoveries, Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area ''Rio dos Camarões'' (''Shrimp River''), which became ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulani
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people are an ethnic group in Sahara, Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. Inhabiting many countries, they live mainly in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa, South Sudan, Darfur, and regions near the Red Sea coast in Sudan. The approximate number of Fula people is unknown, due to clashing definitions regarding Fula ethnicity. Various estimates put the figure between 25 and 40 million people worldwide. A significant proportion of the Fula – a third, or an estimated 7 to 10 million – are pastoralists, and their ethnic group has the largest nomadic pastoral community in the world., Quote: The Fulani form the largest pastoral nomadic group in the world. The Bororo'en are noted for the size of their cattle herds. In addition to fully nomadic groups, however, there are also semisedentary Fulani – Fulbe Laddi – who also farm, although they argue that they do so out of necessity, not choice. The majority of the Fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modibbo Adama
Adama ɓii Ardo Hassana (1786 – 1847), more commonly known as Modibbo Adama (''Modibbo'' meaning "learned man"), was a Fulani scholar from the Yillaga (Yirlaɓe) clan. He led a jihad into the region of Fombina (in modern-day Cameroon and Nigeria) and established the emirate of Fombina, also known as Adamawa. Modibbo Adama received a flag from Shehu Usman dan Fodio to lead a jihad in ''Fombina'' ('southlands') during the Sokoto revolution. Fombina later became one of the largest and most complex emirates in Usman's Sokoto Caliphate. It spanned about forty thousand square miles that covered parts of northeastern Nigeria, entire northern Cameroon and parts of Central African Republic. Early life Modibbo Adama was born in 1779 in Wuro Chekke, located in what is now Adamawa state. He was described as being "lean and of tall stature, his features sharp and somewhat disfigured by small-pox, his nose slightly curved." His father, Modibbo Hassana, held the position of Arɗo, a clan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Cameroon
The Republic of Cameroon is divided into ten regions. History Between 1961 and 1972, Cameroon was a federal republic made up of two federated states, East Cameroon and West Cameroon. A unitary system came into being in 1972. The country was then divided into provinces. In 1983, Centre-South Province was divided into Centre and South and at the same time, Adamawa and Far North Provinces were split from North Province. See summary of administrative history in Zeitlyn 2018. In 2008, the President of the Republic of Cameroon, President Paul Biya signed decrees abolishing "provinces" and replacing them with "regions". Hence, all of the country's ten provinces are now known as regions. The Northwest region and Southwest region were granted special status in December 2019, giving them additional powers. File:Carte des États de la République fédérale du Cameroun.png, States of the Federal Republic of Cameroon (1961-1972) File:Cameroon provinces 1972-1983.png, Provinces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benue River
Benue River (), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is a major tributary of the Niger River. The size of its catchment basin is 319,000 km2 (123,000 sq mi). Almost its entire length of Approximation, approximately is navigable during the summer months. As a result, it is an important transportation route in the regions through which it flows. The name ''Benue State, Benue'' comes from ''Binuwe,'' meaning 'Mother of Waters’ in the Bata language, Batta language. Geography The Benue rises in the Adamawa Plateau of northern Cameroon, from where it flows west, and through the town of Garoua and Lagdo Reservoir, into Nigeria south of the Mandara mountains, and through Jimeta, Ibi, Nigeria, Ibi and Makurdi before meeting the Niger River at Lokoja. Large tributaries are the Faro River, the Gongola River and the Mayo Kébbi, which connects it with the Logone River (part of the Lake Chad system) during floods. Other tributaries include Taraba River and River Katsina Ala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
