Maroua

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Maroua
General Hospital of Maroua General hospital of Maroua.jpg
General Hospital of Maroua
A Newly constructed street in Maroua A newly constructed street in Maroua.jpg
A Newly constructed street in Maroua
a bridge in Maroua A bridge in Maroua city.jpg
a bridge in Maroua
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Maroua
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 10°35′50″N14°18′57″E / 10.59722°N 14.31583°E / 10.59722; 14.31583
Country Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
Province Far North
Department Diamaré
Elevation
384 m (1,260 ft)
Population
 (2023)(Census)
  
General Hospital of Maroua General hospital of Maroua.jpg
General Hospital of Maroua
A Newly constructed street in Maroua A newly constructed street in Maroua.jpg
A Newly constructed street in Maroua
a bridge in Maroua A bridge in Maroua city.jpg
a bridge in Maroua
1,400,000
   Metro
2,500,000
Area code 00237

Maroua (Fula: Marwa, مَرْوَ, 𞤥𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢) is the capital of the Far North Region of Cameroon, stretching along the banks of the Ferngo and Kaliao Rivers, in the foothills of the Mandara Mountains. The city had 1,400,000 inhabitants at the 2023 vendus, consisting mainly of the Fulbe/Fulani ethnic group.

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History

Matakam dwellings near Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon Matakam dwellings near Maroua.jpg
Matakam dwellings near Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon

The city was occupied by the Guiziga in the 17th century and the Mofu in the 18th century. [1]

The Maroua Declaration, a maritime boundary agreement between Nigeria and Cameroon, was signed in Maroua on 1 June 1975.

Economy

Embroidery, leather goods, jewelry, pottery are the important economic activities in the city of Maroua. [2]

Transport

Motorcycle transport. Moto transportant des sacs a Maroua.jpg
Motorcycle transport.

The city also has the Maroua Salak Airport.

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Maroua Salak airport

Education

Rectorate University of Maroua Rectorat Universite de Maroua.jpg
Rectorate University of Maroua
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another view of Maroua University

The University of Maroua is based in the city.

Places of worship

Among the places of worship, they are predominantly Muslim mosques. There are also Christian churches and temples : Roman Catholic Diocese of Maroua–Mokolo (Catholic Church), Evangelical Church of Cameroon (World Communion of Reformed Churches), Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (World Communion of Reformed Churches), Cameroon Baptist Convention (Baptist World Alliance), Full Gospel Mission Cameroon (Assemblies of God). [3]

Mosque in Maroua Maroua Mosque.jpg
Mosque in Maroua

One of Maroua’s many mosques

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Catholic Church in Maroua

Newly constructed Church in Maroua

Climate

The climate is Sahelian, being hot and dry for most of the year. Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid (BSh).

Climate data for Maroua
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)31.9
(89.4)
34.9
(94.8)
38.3
(100.9)
40.0
(104.0)
37.8
(100.0)
34.6
(94.3)
31.6
(88.9)
30.5
(86.9)
32.0
(89.6)
34.8
(94.6)
34.6
(94.3)
32.6
(90.7)
34.5
(94.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)24.5
(76.1)
27.3
(81.1)
30.8
(87.4)
32.6
(90.7)
31.3
(88.3)
28.9
(84.0)
26.8
(80.2)
26.0
(78.8)
26.7
(80.1)
28.3
(82.9)
27.2
(81.0)
25.0
(77.0)
27.9
(82.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)17.1
(62.8)
19.7
(67.5)
23.4
(74.1)
25.6
(78.1)
24.9
(76.8)
23.1
(73.6)
21.9
(71.4)
21.5
(70.7)
21.4
(70.5)
21.3
(70.3)
19.6
(67.3)
17.4
(63.3)
21.4
(70.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
16.8
(0.66)
18.5
(0.73)
62.7
(2.47)
102.7
(4.04)
197.4
(7.77)
235.2
(9.26)
131.4
(5.17)
25.5
(1.00)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
790.2
(31.11)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)000371016181340071
Mean monthly sunshine hours 286.0266.4275.8246.6253.2225.4193.4191.1208.3257.8286.4297.82,988.2
Source: NOAA [4]
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Peak of Mindif in Maroua

Sport

Sports activities that are recognized are football and traditional wrestling.


References

  1. Mark Dike DeLancey, Rebecca Neh Mbuh, Mark W. Delancey, Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2010, p. 238
  2. Britannica, Maroua, britannica.com, USA, accessed on July 7, 2019
  3. J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, ‘‘Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices’’, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 484-486
  4. "Maroua Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (FTP). Retrieved March 8, 2015.(To view documents see Help:FTP)

10°35′50″N14°18′57″E / 10.5971°N 14.3157°E / 10.5971; 14.3157