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 )