North Region

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North Region is a large, predominantly rural administrative region in northern Cameroon known for its savanna landscapes, diverse ethnic groups, and agriculture-based economy.

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Label Occurrences
North Region canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
first-level administrative division of Cameroon
administrativeCentre Garoua
borderedBy Adamawa Region (Cameroon)
Central African Republic
Chad
Far North Region (Cameroon)
Northwest Region of Cameroon
surface form: Northwest Region (Cameroon)

West Region (Cameroon)
capital Garoua
climate tropical savanna climate
containsCity Figuil
Garoua
Guider
Lagdo
Poli
containsDepartment Bénoué Department
Faro Department
Mayo-Louti Department
Mayo-Louti Department
surface form: Mayo-Rey Department
containsTown Bibemi
Pitoa
Rey Bouba
country Cameroon
crossedBy Benue River
economyType agriculture-based economy
ethnicGroupPresent Fulani
surface form: Fulani (Peul)

Kapsiki-related groups
Mafa-related groups
hasReservoir Lagdo Reservoir
hasSubdivisionType department
largestCity Garoua
locatedIn northern Cameroon
majorCrop cotton
groundnuts
maize
millet
sorghum
majorEconomicActivity cash-crop farming
livestock rearing
subsistence agriculture
majorRiver Benue River
officialLanguage English
French
partOf Cameroon
surface form: Republic of Cameroon
populationCharacteristic ethnically diverse
predominantly rural
predominantLandscape savanna
religionPresent Christianity
Islam
terrain Sudano-Sahelian savanna
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
utcOffset +1

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Cameroon administrativeDivision North Region