Maroua

Maroua
Domayo District
Maroua
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 10°35′50″N 14°18′57″E / 10.59722°N 14.31583°E / 10.59722; 14.31583
Country Cameroon
ProvinceFar North
DepartmentDiamaré
Elevation
384 m (1,260 ft)
Population
 (2023)(Census)
  City
1,400,000
  Metro
2,500,000
Area code00237

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 301,371 inhabitants at the 2005 census, consisting mainly of the Fulbe/Fulani ethnic group.