Adamawa Region

Adamawa (French ) and Adamawa (English ) (German Adamawa ) is a region of Cameroon with capital Ngaoundéré. The name is derived from Modibo Adama, the founder of the Emirates Adamawa.

Geography

The region is located in the center of the country, bordered to the north by the region Nord / North, on the southwest by the Centre region in the southeast on the region Est / East, on the west by Nigeria and the regions Nord-Ouest / Northwest and Ouest / West and on the east by the Central African Republic. The south of the region is the Mbam - Djerem National Park.

The topography of the region is dominated by the highlands of Adamawa. This is in the province of the watershed between the Benue, the largest tributary of the Niger, the Logone flows into the Chad basin and the Sanaga.

Political Structure

The region is divided into five districts:

History

The region ( province until 2008 ) was established in 1983 with the division of the North / North Province in the Adamawa provinces / Adamawa, Extrême -Nord / Extreme North and today's province of North / North.

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