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
Province	Far North
Department	Diamaré
Elevation	384 m (1,260 ft)
Population  (2023)(Census)
• City	1,400,000
• Metro	2,500,000
Area code	00237

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 mainly Fulbe/Fulani ethnic group.