Far North Region

E129896

The Far North Region is the northernmost and one of the most populous regions of Cameroon, known for its Sahelian climate, diverse ethnic groups, and proximity to Lake Chad and the Nigerian border.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf region of Cameroon ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf Cameroon ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater Lake Chad ⓘ
bordersCountry Central African Republic ⓘ
Chad ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
bordersRegion North Region (Cameroon) ⓘ
containsDepartment Diamaré ⓘ
Logone-et-Chari ⓘ
Mayo-Danay ⓘ
Mayo-Kani ⓘ
Mayo-Sava ⓘ
Mayo-Tsanaga ⓘ
country Cameroon ⓘ
hasAgriculturalActivity cotton production ⓘ
livestock rearing ⓘ
millet cultivation ⓘ
sorghum cultivation ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Extrême-Nord ⓘ
hasBorderType international land border with Central African Republic ⓘ
international land border with Chad ⓘ
international land border with Nigeria ⓘ
hasCapital Maroua ⓘ
hasClimate Sahelian climate ⓘ
hasClimateCharacteristic high temperatures ⓘ
low and irregular rainfall ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Fulani ⓘ
Kanuri ⓘ
linked to: Kanuri people

Kotoko ⓘ
Mafa ⓘ
Massa ⓘ
Moundang ⓘ
Tupuri ⓘ
hasGeographicalFeature Mandara Mountains ⓘ
Sahel zone ⓘ
linked to: Sahel

semi-arid plains ⓘ
hasMajorReligion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
isNorthernmostRegionOf Cameroon ⓘ
knownFor ethnic diversity ⓘ
high population density ⓘ
proximity to Lake Chad ⓘ
proximity to Nigerian border ⓘ
largestCity Maroua ⓘ
locatedIn northern Cameroon ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
French ⓘ
partOf Republic of Cameroon ⓘ
linked to: Cameroon
timeZone West Africa Time ⓘ
utcOffset +1 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cameroon → administrativeDivision → Far North Region ⓘ
Maroua → locatedIn → Far North Region ⓘ
Maroua → isRegionalCapitalOf → Far North Region ⓘ
Maroua → isProvincialCapital → Far North Province (former administrative unit) ⓘ
linked to: Far North Region
Kanuri people → concentratedIn → Far North Region ⓘ
Kousséri → locatedIn → Far North Region ⓘ
University of Maroua → locatedIn → Far North Region ⓘ
Maroua Salak Airport → locatedIn → Far North Region ⓘ
Salak Airport → locatedIn → Far North Region ⓘ
subject linked to: MVR
Maroua municipal council → locatedIn → Far North Region ⓘ
Central Mosque of Maroua → locatedIn → Far North Region ⓘ
subject linked to: central mosque of Maroua
Diamaré → locatedIn → Far North Region ⓘ
Diamaré → partOf → Far North Region ⓘ
Mayo-Danay → locatedIn → Far North Region ⓘ
Mayo-Kani → locatedIn → Far North Region ⓘ
Mayo-Kani → partOf → Far North Region ⓘ
Mayo-Sava → locatedIn → Far North Region ⓘ
Mayo-Tsanaga → locatedIn → Far North Region ⓘ
Ferngo River → locatedIn → Far North Region ⓘ