Faro Department
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Faro Department is an administrative division in northern Cameroon known for its largely rural character and proximity to the Faro River and protected natural areas.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | department of Cameroon ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | North Region, Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | second-level administrative division ⓘ |
| borderedBy | other departments of North Region, Cameroon ⓘ |
| borderedByRiver | Faro River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Tcholliré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic | largely rural ⓘ |
| climate | Sudano-Sahelian ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionType | department ⓘ |
| governedBy | prefect ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
livestock rearing
ⓘ
small-scale fishing on Faro River ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroups |
Fulani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various local ethnic communities ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
savanna vegetation
ⓘ
seasonal rivers and streams ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | communes within Faro Department ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Bénoué National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Faro National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ nearby hunting zones ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | department ⓘ |
| knownFor |
proximity to Faro River
ⓘ
rural landscapes ⓘ wildlife conservation areas ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
French
ⓘ
Fulfulde ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Region, Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Cameroon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Faro River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Republic of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | Far North–Sahel ecological zone of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
predominantly rural population
ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ |
| regionCodeType | Cameroon regional division ⓘ |
| timeZone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
ⓘ
surface form:
West Africa Time
|
| transportInfrastructure | rural road network ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
North Region (Cameroon)