North Region

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North Region is a large, predominantly rural administrative region in northern Cameroon known for its savanna landscapes, diverse ethnic groups, and agriculture-based economy.

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Label Occurrences
North Region canonical 1

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
first-level administrative division of Cameroon
administrativeCentre Garoua
borderedBy Adamawa Region (Cameroon)
Central African Republic
Chad
Far North Region (Cameroon)
Northwest Region (Cameroon)
West Region (Cameroon)
capital Garoua
climate tropical savanna climate
containsCity Figuil
Garoua
Guider
Lagdo
Poli
containsDepartment Bénoué Department
Faro Department
Mayo-Louti Department
Mayo-Rey Department
containsTown Bibemi
Pitoa
Rey Bouba
country Cameroon
crossedBy Benue River
economyType agriculture-based economy
ethnicGroupPresent Fulani (Peul)
linked to: Fulani

Kapsiki-related groups
Mafa-related groups
hasReservoir Lagdo Reservoir
hasSubdivisionType department
largestCity Garoua
locatedIn northern Cameroon
majorCrop cotton
groundnuts
maize
millet
sorghum
majorEconomicActivity cash-crop farming
livestock rearing
subsistence agriculture
majorRiver Benue River
officialLanguage English
French
partOf Republic of Cameroon
linked to: Cameroon
populationCharacteristic ethnically diverse
predominantly rural
predominantLandscape savanna
religionPresent Christianity
Islam
terrain Sudano-Sahelian savanna
timeZone West Africa Time
utcOffset +1

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Cameroon administrativeDivision North Region