Diamaré is a department of Far North (Extreme-Nord) Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 4,665 km2 and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 642,227.[1] The capital of the department is at Maroua.

Diamaré
Department location in Cameroon
Department location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 10°35′37″N 14°18′52″E / 10.59361°N 14.31444°E / 10.59361; 14.31444
Country Cameroon
ProvinceExtreme-Nord Province
CapitalMaroua
Area
 • Total1,801 sq mi (4,665 km2)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total642,227
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
The Djamaare Express, a local bus

Subdivisions edit

The department is divided administratively into 9 communes and in turn into villages.

Communes edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Departments of Cameroon". Statoids, obtained from Institut national de la statistique (Cameroun) - Annuaire statistique du Cameroun 2004. Retrieved April 4, 2009.