Province du Nord : Capitale - Garoua : 1 145 038 habitants
Aspects Touristiques :
 -->Les Lamidats traditionnels,
-->Le barrage de Lagdo
-->Fantasia,
-->Sites archéologiques (traces des dinosaures)
-->Parcs Nationaux : LA BENOUE , BOUBANDJIDA , FARO.
NORTH PROVINCE
GAROUA : GAROUA was founded in 1839 by the Kilba Peuls who settled along the banks of the Benue river and created a shepherd's camp , on a height dominating the inundable plain .
During the colonial period , Garoua was valorized to serve as a seaport and as a transit point . the Population here is constituted mainly by Folbe , Fali , Moundang , and Arab Choas . Most of them are muslims
The climate is a classical soudanese type of tropical climate . The temperature varies from 21° to 40° c.
TOURISTICS SITES
 GAROUA AND its ENVIRONS : The zoologic garden .
The river Benue with its Hippoppotamus nicknamed " Africa " .
The Handicraft center with its tradi - practitioners .
The Mosques .
LAGDO : The dam with large quantities of fishes .
Frequently visited by birds .
Duck hunting is allowed.
A mountain range with superimposed rocks at an altitude of 1200 m The fishermen ' s village inhabited by Cameroonians and Nigerians .
Duch hunting .
The Lagdo Market .
FIGUIL : The Figuil plateau with its white marble .
The Cement factory .
 GUIDER : The Kola gorges : a Volcanic zone .
The Famous Pitoa market , an important food supply market which is also a meeting point for central Africans , Chadians , Nigerians , and Cameroonians .
FARO : The Faro National Park with its camps of elephants .
The Atlantika mountains inhabited by indigenous people wearing tree leaves in the place of clothes .
The Mbe Market .
REY BOUBA : The rey Bouba Lamidat .
The Bouba Ndjida National Park with its camp called " grand capitaine "
The Benue National Park with its rich and varying fauna .
( Bouba Ndjida camp ; Grand Capitain Camp ; Black Buffalos camp )
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