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Marche Garoua Nord Cameroon
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Garoua serves as the gateway to Benoue National Park.

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Garoua

Cameroon

Country
Cameroon
Population
529.8K
Coordinates
9.30, 13.39
461st most populous city in the world

Garoua 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 900,000 inhabitants in 2022, with a significant population of Fulbe/Fulani people.

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