Maroua: facts

At a glance

• Country: Cameroon
• Region: Far North
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 314,122
• Coordinates: 10.5909° N, 14.3159° E
• Time zone: Africa/Douala (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Franc (XAF)
• Distance to the capital, Yaounde: 809 km (503 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Salak Airport (MVR): 17 km (10 mi), straight line
• Garoua International Airport (GOU): 174 km (108 mi), straight line
• N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ, Chad): 189 km (117 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yakang: 18 km (11 mi)
• Zongoya: 23 km (14 mi)
• Vaza: 26 km (16 mi)
• Yoldeo: 26 km (16 mi)
• Zouzoui: 28 km (18 mi)