Kaélé
Place in Far North, Cameroon
Kaélé <Dəb Kaele, Za Kaele> | |
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![]() Boboyo crocodile lake | |
10°6′N 14°27′E / 10.100°N 14.450°E / 10.100; 14.450 | |
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Province | Far North |
Department | Mayo-Kani |
Elevation | 377 m (1,237 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 30,609 |
Kaélé is a town in Cameroon's Far North Province, on the Diamaré Plain at 10°6′00″N 14°27′00″E / 10.10000°N 14.45000°E / 10.10000; 14.45000. It lies near the Chadian border and 104 km south of Maroua. The town has a population of roughly 30,600 and is the capital of the Mayo Kani division. The cottonseed oil company Diamaor runs a mill in the town. Kaélé is accessible by road and by airstrip.
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Notable people
- Tikela Kemone (born 1950), Cameroonian politician
- Marthe Wandou (born 1963), Cameroonian activist
Gallery
- Mount Boboyo
- Lake Boboyo
- Lake Boboyo
References
- Fomensky, R., M. Gwanfogbe, and F. Tsala, editorial advisers (1985) Macmillan School Atlas for Cameroon. Malaysia: Macmillan Education Ltd.
- Ngoh, Victor Julius (1996) History of Cameroon Since 1800. Limbé: Presbook, 1996.
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Communes of Far North Region, Cameroon
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