Makary, Cameroon

Makary, Cameroon
Mafaté, Makari
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 12°34′27″N 14°27′14″E / 12.57417°N 14.45389°E / 12.57417; 14.45389
Country Cameroon
RegionFar North Province
DepartmentLogone-et-Chari
Population
 (2005)
  Total
6,287
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (CEST)
UFI-3152074

Makary is a town in Logone-et-Chari, Far North Region, Cameroon, West Africa. The town is located on the right (east) bank of a distributary of the Chari River in the delta just before it enters Lake Chad. The people are known as Kotoko, and the local language is Mpade, Fulani (Fulfulde) is the trade language. The primary economic activity was and is fishing.