What is the population of Garoua, North?

Garoua has a population of approximately 1,703,000 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Garoua, North located?

Garoua is located in North, Cameroon, at approximate coordinates 9.3071°, 13.3935°.

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Garoua

Total population

1,703,000

Elevation249 m

Coordinates9.31°, 13.39°

Demographic figures from Institut National de la Statistique (Cameroon). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation

249 m

Official website

www.garouacity.cm

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

History & geography

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. Neighborhoods include Commercial Centre, Lopere, Quartier de Marouare, Poumpoumre, Roumde Adjia and the northwestern suburb of Yelwa, near Garoua International Airport.

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Geography

Latitude

9.3071

Longitude

13.3935

Water area

—

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Issa Hayatou

Cameroonian basketball player and football executive

Ahmadou Ahidjo

President of Cameroon (1924-1989)

Sadou Hayatou

Prime Minister of Cameroon (1942-2019)

Leger Djime

Chadian footballer

Jacques Zoua

Cameroonian footballer

Henri Bienvenu

Cameroonian footballer

Guy Toindouba

Cameroonian footballer

Benoît Angbwa

Cameroonian footballer

Nicolas Alnoudji

Cameroonian footballer

Annabelle Ali

Cameroonian sport wrestler

Edgar Salli

Cameroonian footballer

Idrissa Adam

Cameroonian sprinter

Mohamadou Bayero Fadil

Cameroonian businessman

Mohammed Iya

Moussa Pokong

Cameroonian footballer

Osvalde Lewat

Cameroonian author, director and photographer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

5.75

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

2,099

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

1,223

Avg daily Wikipedia views

Attention level

Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Garoua

A TOUR OF THE WORLD

Malik Mansab Khan · 2025

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Bradinopyga strachani

Anser cygnoides domesticus

Straw-coloured Fruit Bat

Eidolon helvum

Seen 2025-03-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Garoua, sourced from Wikidata.

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festival

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Open Library
• Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image