Bénoué is a
department of
North Province in
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
. The department covers an area of 13,614 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 1,781,955.
The capital of the department lies at
Garoua
Garoua (also Garua; Fula: 𞤺𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢, Garwa) 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 1,285,000 inhab ...
.
Subdivisions
The department is divided administratively into 11
communes
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
and in turn into villages.
Communes
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Barndaké
Barndaké is a town and commune in the Bénoué department, North Region of Cameroon. It is near from the Cameroon-Nigeria border. As of 2005 census, it had a population of 39,986.''Troisième recensement général de la population et de l'hab ...
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Bashéo
Bashéo is a town and commune in Cameroon.
See also
*Communes of Cameroon
The Divisions of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. They are organised by divisions and sub divisions of each province (now Regions).
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Bibemi
Bibemi is a town and commune in Cameroon.
Notable people
* Goggo Addi (1911–1999), storyteller who worked to preserve Fulani cultural heritage
See also
*Communes of Cameroon
The Divisions of Cameroon are the third-level units of admini ...
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Dembo Dembo could refer to:
People
* Dembo (surname), a list of people with the surname
Places
* Dembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a commune in Kongo-Central Province, DRC
* Dembo, Cameroon
Dembo is a town and commune in the Bénoué departm ...
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Garoua
Garoua (also Garua; Fula: 𞤺𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢, Garwa) 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 1,285,000 inhab ...
(urban)
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Garoua
Garoua (also Garua; Fula: 𞤺𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢, Garwa) 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 1,285,000 inhab ...
( rural )
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Gashiga
Gaschiga is a town and Communes of Cameroon, commune in Cameroon.
See also
*Communes of Cameroon
References
Site de la primature - Élections municipales 2002
Contrôle de gestion et performance des services publics communaux des villes cameroun ...
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Lagdo
Lagdo is a town and community in Cameroon. Lagdo is home to Lagdo Dam, which forms the Lagdo Reservoir out of the Benue River.
See also
*Communes of Cameroon
The Divisions of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. Th ...
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Ngong
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Pitoa
Pitoa is a town and commune in Cameroon. Oblo is spoken nearby
See also
*Communes of Cameroon
The Divisions of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. They are organised by divisions and sub divisions of each provin ...
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Touroua
Gallery
File:Drone view Benoue.jpg, View of Bénoué huts from drone
File:Drone view at Benoue.jpg, Bénoué view from drone
See also
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Communes of Cameroon
The Divisions of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. They are organised by divisions and sub divisions of each province (now Regions).
As of 2005 (and since 1996) there are 2 urban communities (Douala and Ya ...
References
Departments of Cameroon
North Region (Cameroon)
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