Mayo-Tsanaga

Mayo-Tsanaga is a department of Extreme-Nord Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 4,393 km2 and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 699,971.[1] The capital of the department is at Mokolo. It is located within the Mandara Mountains, on the border with Nigeria.

Mayo-Tsanaga
Department
Department location in Cameroon
Department location in Cameroon
Country Cameroon
ProvinceExtreme-Nord Province
CapitalMokolo
Area
 • Total1,696 sq mi (4,393 km2)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total699,971
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Subdivisions

The department is divided administratively into 7 communes and in turn into villages.

Communes
  • Mandara Mountains
    Mandara Mountains
  • Mandara Mountains
    Mandara Mountains
  • Mandara Mountains
    Mandara Mountains

References
  1. "Departments of Cameroon". Statoids, obtained from Institut national de la statistique (Cameroun) - Annuaire statistique du Cameroun 2004. Retrieved April 27, 2009.

10°44′24″N 13°48′10″E

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