Bénoué

See also Benue River, Bénoué National Park.
Bénoué
Department

Department location in Cameroon
Country  Cameroon
Province North Province
Capital Garoua
Area
  Total 5,256 sq mi (13,614 km2)
Population (2001)
  Total 568,793
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Bénoué is a department of North Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 13,614 km² and as of 2001 had a total population of 568,793.[1] The capital of the department lies at Garoua.

Subdivisions

The department is divided administratively into 11 communes and in turn into villages.

Communes

References

  1. "Departments of Cameroon". Statoids, obtained from Institut national de la statistique (Cameroun) - Annuaire statistique du Cameroun 2004. Retrieved April 27, 2009.

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