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68-553: (Redirected from NORD ) [REDACTED] Look up Nord , nord , or nord- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nord , a word meaning " north " in several European languages, may refer to: Acronyms [ edit ] National Organization for Rare Disorders , an American nonprofit organization New Orleans Recreation Department , New Orleans, Louisiana, US Film and television [ edit ] Nord (1991 film) ,

136-535: A dearth of schools. The cultural hindrance comes from the traditional role of Fulbe women; girls marry as young as age ten or eleven, and schooling typically stops at this time. Exacerbating the problem is the fact that fewer than 300 schools exist in a province of almost 1,500 villages. This compels parents interested in educating their children to send them away for most of the year, often to large towns where they must fend for themselves or stay with relatives. However, when agriculture forms such an integral part of most of

204-639: A defunct Ukrainian amateur team Nord (novel) , published in English as North , a 1960 novel by Louis-Ferdinand Céline Nord (video game) , a 2009 Facebook video game 12501 Nord , an asteroid 6th SS Mountain Division Nord , a WaffenSS division in World War II OnePlus Nord , a smartphone 5G by OnePlus Nords, a fictional race in the Elder Scrolls fantasy setting Nord Pool ,

272-411: A defunct Ukrainian amateur team Nord (novel) , published in English as North , a 1960 novel by Louis-Ferdinand Céline Nord (video game) , a 2009 Facebook video game 12501 Nord , an asteroid 6th SS Mountain Division Nord , a WaffenSS division in World War II OnePlus Nord , a smartphone 5G by OnePlus Nords, a fictional race in the Elder Scrolls fantasy setting Nord Pool ,

340-416: A film directed by Xavier Beauvois Nord (2009 film) , or North , a Norwegian film directed by Rune Denstad Langlo Music [ edit ] Nord (Siddharta album) , 2001 Nord (Year of No Light album) , 2006 Nord , an album by Luna Amară , 2018 Nord , an album by Alfa , 2021 Nord, the brand name for musical instruments produced by Clavia . A. G. NORD , the fifth disc from

408-416: A film directed by Xavier Beauvois Nord (2009 film) , or North , a Norwegian film directed by Rune Denstad Langlo Music [ edit ] Nord (Siddharta album) , 2001 Nord (Year of No Light album) , 2006 Nord , an album by Luna Amară , 2018 Nord , an album by Alfa , 2021 Nord, the brand name for musical instruments produced by Clavia . A. G. NORD , the fifth disc from

476-486: A military and scientific base Nord Region (Burkina Faso) Nord Region (Cameroon) Transportation [ edit ] Nord (yacht) , a German superyacht Nord Aviation , a former state-owned French aircraft manufacturer Chemins de fer du Nord , or the Nord company, a French railway company Nord Automobiles aka Nord Motion, a Nigerian automaker Other uses [ edit ] NORD (ice hockey team) ,

544-439: A military and scientific base Nord Region (Burkina Faso) Nord Region (Cameroon) Transportation [ edit ] Nord (yacht) , a German superyacht Nord Aviation , a former state-owned French aircraft manufacturer Chemins de fer du Nord , or the Nord company, a French railway company Nord Automobiles aka Nord Motion, a Nigerian automaker Other uses [ edit ] NORD (ice hockey team) ,

612-500: A mixture of Semitic and African features. In contrast, those Fulbe who have settled are known as sedentary or town Fulbe. They outnumber their pastoral brethren, and they have over many years intermarried with their Sudanese neighbours, whom they now resemble. The North's Fulbe also recognize two main lineages, the wollarbe and yillarga . The groups are traditionally rivals, though they often unite for common cause. Most North Province peoples speak their own distinct languages. Those with

680-693: A modern airport. The Union Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Progrès (UNDP) is the most important political party in the area due to its large base of Fulbe supporters. The UNDP has not presented much of a front in several years, however, because the ruling party, the Rassemblement démocratique du peuple camerounais RDPC, is careful to represent Fulbe interests. In traditional Fulbe culture, several lamidos rule over individual populations of Fulbe subjects. The government of Cameroon allows these individuals to exercise relatively wide-reaching powers, so they can make laws, judge disputes, and intern prisoners. As

748-445: A pan-European electric power exchange NordVPN , a VPN service See also [ edit ] Gare du Nord (disambiguation) North (disambiguation) Norte (disambiguation) , Spanish, Portuguese and Galician for north All pages with titles beginning with Nord All pages with titles containing Nord Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

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884-488: A shadow of winter sets in. The North Province is a land of savanna . This begins with wooded savanna on the Adamawa Plateau with its thick grasses and isolated copses of trees. This territory was once more heavily forested, but repeated burning and livestock trampling has left this original vegetation only in the valleys. Moving north, the wooded savanna gradually gives way to Sudan savanna or parkland savanna in

952-570: Is a derogatory word). They do establish semi-permanent settlements called ruga , however, to care for the aged and for women to raise children while their husbands are out to pasture. With the exception of small populations of Hausa , Shuwa Arabs , and expatriate Westerners in Garoua, the ethnic groups of the North speak languages of three major language families: Niger–Congo ('Adamawa'), Chadic, and Central Sudanic. The Adamawa-language speakers occupy

1020-617: Is also a concern, though locals claim that the Lagdo Reservoir is free of the snails that carry the disease. The Fulbe observe traditional Islamic holidays such as Ramadan and the Feast of the Ram . In addition, most of the province's non-Muslim peoples maintain a lively traditional culture that includes a number of special ceremonies, dances, and holidays. One of these is the Cock Festival , in which

1088-587: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nord [REDACTED] Look up Nord , nord , or nord- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nord , a word meaning " north " in several European languages, may refer to: Acronyms [ edit ] National Organization for Rare Disorders , an American nonprofit organization New Orleans Recreation Department , New Orleans, Louisiana, US Film and television [ edit ] Nord (1991 film) ,

1156-456: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nord Region (Cameroon) Major ethnic groups include the Fula or Fulani ( Fula : Fulɓe ; French: Peul ), who are Islamic pastoralists , and numerous Muslim and animist speakers of Adamawa , Chadic , and Nilo-Saharan languages . French is the language of formal education, and Fulfulde ,

1224-545: Is formed by a dam at Lagdo that traps waters from the Benoue and its smaller tributaries the Mayo Godi, Mayo Rey, Mayo Sina , Mayo Oldiri , and others, many of which rise on the Adamawa Plateau. The reservoir provides an important source of hydroelectric power for Cameroon's three northern provinces. Local villagers also use it as a source of fish, and both the lake and the river are used for irrigation . Another significant river

1292-486: Is southeast of Garoua on the Chad border. Cameroon created the park in 1968 to protect the black rhinoceros and Derby eland . Many experts today say that the rhinoceros is now extinct in the area today. Other animals in the park include buffalo, elephants, giraffes , leopards , lions, and hippopotami. Farthest south is Faro National Park ( Parc National du Faro ), which protects 3,300 square kilometres of terrain straddling

1360-503: Is the Fulfulde word for river). In contrast, however, the rivers mostly dry up during the dry season, many disappearing completely into the sand. Animals and humans must dig during this period to retrieve water. This means that the port of Garoua on the Bénoué is only functional during a small portion of the year. The Bénoué River (Benue) serves as the North's primary waterway, as it passes through

1428-824: Is the Vina, which rises in the Adamawa Province, flows through the North, and then empties into the Logone River in Chad. It is swelled by the Mbéré River east of Touboro . Before this, the Mbéré forms the province's southeastern border with Chad for several kilometers. These are the only major rivers in the province that form part of the Chad basin . The Bénoué Depression constitutes the North Province's primary land feature. This basin runs along

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1496-460: The East Sudanian savanna ecoregion . After centuries of human habitation and manipulation, very little of the North's indigenous wildlife survives. Of the countless species that once roamed the area, today only hippopotami , jackals , various monkeys such as baboons , and various species of reptile exist in human-inhabited areas. The region's full diversity of species is today only extant in

1564-618: The Mayo Deo valley is hydromorphic , while the volcanic Mandara and Atlantika Mountains , other high points in the province, and the Mayo Oulo valley are composed of relatively young soils high in raw mineral content. The bottom of the Bénoué basin is alluvial soil. All rivers in the province experience a tropical regime , with a period of high water during the rainy season during which flooding may occur. The Bénoué, Mayo Oulo, Mayo Kébi , and Mayo Godi are particularly susceptible to this ( mayo

1632-896: The Voko of Poli village neighbour them to the south. The Mond capital is at Rey Bouba , and the Mundang and Mambeya live on the Chadian border at the northeast of Bénoué division. Four Fali groups, with territories in the Bénoué and Mayo-Louti divisions, form the last member of the Adamawa group: the Fali proper, the Fali Bussime, the Fali Durbeyi, and the Fali Kangu. At the province's borders live various Chadic-language-speaking peoples. The Njanyi begin this band at

1700-459: The Adamawa Plateau and the Bénoué Depression. The park houses many reptile species as well as elephants, giraffes, and hippopotami. Today, however, poachers have wiped out much of the park's animal population. The North Province is moderately populated, averaging 12 to 25 people per km in most areas. This density jumps to 25 to 50 people in the river valleys west of the Lagdo Reservoir and in

1768-551: The Atlantika Mountains, the likely results of tectonic activity. These chains form most of the western edge of the province, with peaks as high as 1000 metres. The mountains continue north into the Far North Province and Nigeria, though their elevations gradually drop to as low as 500 metres. The surrounding terrain is hilly. The North's highest elevation is Hosséré Vokré (Vokne), an isolated peak of 2,049 metres. From

1836-739: The Bata are renowned for their expert skills at horse breeding. Fowl are common, particularly in the northern portions. Garoua is the industrial heart of all of Cameroon's Grand North, and numerous factories dot the city. Among the goods produced in Garoua are beer and soft drinks , soap , cotton products such as textiles and cottonseed oil , construction materials, processed foods , and shoes . Figuil and Pitoa are smaller industrial centres. Figuil's factories produce cement and textiles, and those of Pitoa produce oils from groundnuts and cottonseeds. Guider and Touboro also have cotton gins . Handicrafts are an important cottage industry for many of

1904-511: The Bouba Ndjida Park, though its thick vegetation and large number of rivers make it considerably more difficult to travel in. Faro National Park is little visited, as it is the least accessible to vehicles and it has been mostly poached out. Those who wish simply to view wildlife usually continue north to visit Waza National Park in the Far North. There is also a zoo in Garoua where many of

1972-531: The Bénoué Depression, a Sahel climate prevails. Here, the dry season lasts longer, and temperatures reach even higher levels. Provincial temperatures average 24 °C in the south along the plateau. In the Depression, they rise to 26 °C. North of the reservoir, temperatures climb as high as 28 °C. Seasons follow a wet/dry pattern, with rough divisions in November (dry) and April (wet). The year begins under

2040-481: The Bénoué Depression. Here grass cover thins out, and trees become fewer and more isolated, and stunted shrubs become more prevalent. Common species include acacia , baobab , and various palms . Most of these have adapted to the region's harsh dry season and seasonal burning by growing thick bark and shedding their leaves during this period. This area has been categorised by the World Wildlife Fund as part of

2108-469: The Bénoué Depression. North of Garoua and in the Mandara Mountains, where large populations of non-Muslim (often known collectively by the derogatory name Kirdi ) were forced to flee years ago, density peaks at 50 to 100 people per km . Due to the major port located there, Garoua was at one point Cameroon's third largest city, though its population is 235,996 (2005 Census). The city is today a mélange of

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2176-597: The Bénoué River north of this and form a barrier to split the remainder of the province, with metamorphic rocks such as gneiss , mica , and schists dominating to the south and sedimentary stone making up the north. Another large band of metamorphic rock makes up the territory northwest of the Bénoué basin. The Mandara Mountains , which run roughly north–south at the province's Nigerian border, are irregular in that they are volcanic , composed mostly of crystalline and metamorphic rock and granite. The Adamawa Plateau divides

2244-476: The Bénoué, roughly parallel to it. South of the Bénoué Depression lies the Adamawa Plateau. This descends to the Depression in escarpments and peaks of between 1000 and 2000 metres that follow a major fault. Past this frontier region, the plateau slopes south and southeast into the Adamawa Province and Chad. The North's third significant land feature is the Mandara Mountains and their southern extension,

2312-595: The Fulbe are collectively referred to by the pejorative term Kirdi ("pagans"), though they are not culturally homogenous and do not necessarily identify as a group. Non-Muslim groups include the Chamba and Fali. Some ethnic groups, such as the Mbum and the Guidar, are divided between Muslims and Christians. As Cameroon's third busiest port, Garoua has long been a site of commercial development in

2380-432: The Fulbe possessed an independent emirate until relatively recently, they hold this traditional political structure in high regard. However, human rights groups have pointed to these extra-governmental leaders as some of Cameroon's most egregious human-rights abusers. The prisons at Bibémi , Gashiga , Rey Bouba and Tchéboa are particularly maligned, for example, and some groups even accuse lamidos of keeping slaves from

2448-577: The Mayo Kébi and Bénoué River and has an elevation of between zero and 200 metres. The valleys surrounding the various rivers that feed the Kébi and later Bénoué reach elevations only slightly higher than this, averaging 200–500 metres in the north and 500–1000 metres in the south (the dividing line is at about 8˙ N). Garoua lies at about 235 metres. Farther north is the Kaélé Elevation . A major fault runs north of

2516-492: The Mbum and Duru. Sorghum , millet (both fast- and slow-growing), and maize are the staple crop throughout most of the province, though manioc (cassava) is also important on the Adamawa Plateau, and rice is especially popular in cities. Other crops include yams along the Lagdo Reservoir and at Tcholliré and groundnuts in the Mayo-Rey division. Farmers often create their fields by burning an area of its vegetation during

2584-457: The North's inhabitants. Many of the region's craftsmen deal with fabrics, and weaving of everything from clothing to prayer mats is an important source of income. The North is also home to many skilled embroiderers who finish the many textiles produced there. An artisanat at Garoua provides a major outlet for such craftsmen to sell their wares. Mining forms a small aspect of the North's industrial complex. Limestone deposits are situated at

2652-1169: The album 7G , by A. G. Cook . Nord (Gåte album) , 2021 People [ edit ] Bjorn Nord (born 1972), Swedish ice hockey player Christiane Nord (born 1943), German translation scholar Daniel Nord , Swedish civil servant Elizabeth Nord (1902–1986), American labor organizer Haavard Nord  [ de ] , Norwegian software expert John Nord (born 1959), American professional wrestler Karl Nord  [ de ] (1912–2003), German anti-Nazi activist Kathleen Nord (born 1965), German swimmer Keith Nord (born 1957), American football player Ole Tom Nord (born 1940), Norwegian skier Orla Nord  [ de ] (1875–?), Danish cyclist Pierre Nord (1900–1985), French writer and spy Richard Nord , film editor Thomas Nord (born 1957), German politician (Die Linke) Walter R. Nord (born 1939), American academic Places [ edit ] Nord (Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg constituency) , an electoral constituency Nord (French department) Nord (Haitian department) Nord, California , US, an unincorporated community Nord, Greenland ,

2720-1169: The album 7G , by A. G. Cook . Nord (Gåte album) , 2021 People [ edit ] Bjorn Nord (born 1972), Swedish ice hockey player Christiane Nord (born 1943), German translation scholar Daniel Nord , Swedish civil servant Elizabeth Nord (1902–1986), American labor organizer Haavard Nord  [ de ] , Norwegian software expert John Nord (born 1959), American professional wrestler Karl Nord  [ de ] (1912–2003), German anti-Nazi activist Kathleen Nord (born 1965), German swimmer Keith Nord (born 1957), American football player Ole Tom Nord (born 1940), Norwegian skier Orla Nord  [ de ] (1875–?), Danish cyclist Pierre Nord (1900–1985), French writer and spy Richard Nord , film editor Thomas Nord (born 1957), German politician (Die Linke) Walter R. Nord (born 1939), American academic Places [ edit ] Nord (Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg constituency) , an electoral constituency Nord (French department) Nord (Haitian department) Nord, California , US, an unincorporated community Nord, Greenland ,

2788-400: The area where the Adamawa Province descends to the Bénoué Depression is characterised by winding turns, and traffic accidents are not uncommon. In addition, the area is accessible by air. Garoua is the site of an international airport, and aircraft may land at Poli, Tcholliré, and Guider on airstrips. Finally, the port of Garoua makes the region accessible by boat, and the Bénoué is navigable all

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2856-590: The area's indigenous species are on view. The province is divided into four departments These are in turn broken down into subdivisions. Presidentially appointed senior divisional officers ( prefets ) and subdivisional officers ( sous-prefets ) govern each respectively. The North enjoys a relatively high level of development in infrastructure thanks mainly to its most prominent native son, Ahmadou Ahidjo , Cameroon's first president. During Ahidjo's administration, his hometown of Garoua in particular saw much governmental attention, including state-of-the-art buildings and

2924-449: The bénoué Depression south, the North experiences tropical climate of the Sudan type . Average rainfall is between 900 and 1500 mm per year, decreasing from south to north due to elevation. Garoua, the major city, thus receives between 500 and 1000 mm per year. Rainfall in the Bénoué Depression is unpredictable, though it rarely drops to less than 1000 mm in any one year. North of

2992-449: The dry season. Only fruit trees or trees useful for animal fodder or firewood are kept, such as baobab, faidherbia , and karita . Crops are planted at the first rains. Traditional farms are laid out in concentric circles centred on the village. These are surrounded by hedges or fences aimed at keeping out livestock . In the Mandara Mountains, these circular plots follow the slope of the mountains in terraces . Virtually nothing grows during

3060-476: The dry season. Various fields of crops in turn surround homes. A common house type is a round building with a cone-shaped roof. However, houses of cement brick and roofed in sheet metal are quite common in larger settlements. Villages are often clustered along the main roads. In contrast to the province's various settled peoples, the Mbororo Fulbe are nomadic and live in portable, tent-like huts (again, Mbororo

3128-513: The handful of protected areas. The Bénoué National Park ( Parc National de la Bénoué ) protects 1,800 square kilometres southeast of Garoua at the province's centre. It shelters many large mammal species, including hartebeest , hippopotami, kob , and waterbuck , as well as smaller numbers of buffalo , giant eland , elephants , lions and reptiles such as crocodiles . It has been a protected area since 1968. The 2,200 square kilometres Bouba Njida National Park ( Parc National de Bouba Ndjida )

3196-463: The influence of the harmattan winds in the dry season. In this period, temperatures are at their highest and rainfall is virtually nonexistent. This period of stifling heat continues until April, which brings with it torrential rains and lower temperatures. Rains ease up in June, though temperatures remain lower and humidity relatively high. Then in November, the province becomes drier and temperatures cool as

3264-552: The language of the Fulbe, is widespread as a lingua franca . In 2008, the President of the Republic of Cameroon, President Paul Biya signed decrees abolishing "Provinces" and replacing them with "Regions". Hence, all of the country's ten provinces are now known as Regions. Bands of alternating metamorphic and sedimentary rock interspersed with granite characterise the north's geology. Granite covered in volcanic basalt makes up

3332-509: The long dry season, so most food must be ground and stored in granaries for use during the rest of the year. Dry season sorghum (Muskwari) is grown along the river banks, relying on the moisture left behind as the rivers recede. Cotton grows well in the North's river valleys and constitutes the major cash crop . Most cotton farms in the region are under the management of the Société de Développement du Coton  [ fr ] (SODECOTON), which

3400-552: The majority of the territory. The Mbum inhabit much of Faro division and a large southeastern portion of Mayo-Rey division, with the Dii occupying the vast area in between. The land west of the Mayo Rey is home to several peoples on a roughly south–north axis: Chamba , Fanbe , Gimbe , Komandera , and Vere . The Doayo live east of the river, and the Ndupa , Dugun , another group of Chamba, and

3468-425: The most speakers include Daba , Dii , South Fali , Gidar , Adamawa Fulfulde (spoken by Cameroon's Fulbe), and Ngambay . Due to the Fulbe's numerical superiority and historical domination, Fulfulde is widely spoken as a lingua franca. French is the language of formal instruction. Islam is the dominant religion in the north due to the cultural and political domination of the Fulbe. Those ethnic groups who resisted

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3536-638: The northwest of the Bénoué division. The Gude lie to their north. Then, from west to east, the northern border is home to the Gawar, Daba , and Guidar . The Bata and Zim complete the Chadic speakers, with three separate concentrations of the former along the Nigerian border in Bénoué and Faro divisions, and two areas of the latter at the border with Chad and straddling the Bouba-Njida park. The Bata are further divided into

3604-677: The port at Garoua. It flows down from the Adamawa Plateau and is enlarged by the Mayo Rey, the Mayo Kebi (which flows into the area from Chad), the Mayo Louti (which flows down from the Mandara mountains) and other rivers. Its valley forms the main part of the Bénoué Depression . Several smaller tributaries also flow into the Bénoué. All of these waterways form part of the Niger basin . The Lagdo Reservoir

3672-600: The province and beyond while their town cousins keep animals around the province's central and northern settlements. The two major breeds are the humpbacked zebu , both the brown and white Fulani zebu , herded by the town Fulbe, and the leaner, lighter-coloured Bororo zebu , herded by the Wodaabe. Primary transhumance routes run through the Faro division and the southeast of the Mayo Rey division and eventually lead to Yaoundé , Douala , or farther south. Modern ranching occurs around

3740-409: The province into two main soil types. Those to the north are mostly shallow and ferruginous , brown or brownish red in colour. On the plateau itself, they are mostly ferralitic or lateritic . The region's annual rainy/dry cycle erodes the landscape and aids in the formation of iron deposits called duricrust or hardpans near the surface. in addition, the area between the Vina and Mbere Rivers and

3808-439: The province's citizens, such a prospect may be tenuous at best. Like schools, hospitals in the North must serve a large number of spread-out villages. Most health centres are in larger towns or cities, necessitating long-distance travel for some citizens to receive care. Malaria is a major health concern. Similarly, fly-borne diseases such as dysentery sometimes break out, especially in more urbanised centres. Schistosomiasis

3876-577: The province's northern bulge, and uranium deposits lie in the Bénoué Depression near Poli. Workers mine tin ore from the area northwest of the Lagdo Dam. The Lagdo Dam and Reservoir, which holds 4 cubic kilometres of water, provides a major source of hydroelectric power for Garoua and the area north of it (including the Far North Province). Travel in the North is relatively easy thanks to its large network of roads, many of which are paved. However,

3944-507: The region, the Fulbe or Fulani are the North Province's most numerous ethnic group. Their territory stretches through most of the province's centre, primarily in the Bénoué and Mayo Rey divisions. The Fulbe follow two distinct ways of living. The nomadic Fulbe, known to others but not themselves as Mbororo, are cattle herders. They roam the province's grasslands and south into the Adamawa Province, and their settlements are never more than semi-permanent. Mbororo are typically tall, thin people with

4012-401: The region, with large populations of Fulbe, non-Muslim Northerners and immigrants from Southern Cameroon, as well as from neighboring Chad and Nigeria. Dwelling units differ from ethnic group to ethnic group, but many follow a fairly common pattern. The house of the chief often forms the centre of a village, and houses are grouped around it with granaries nearby to help the villagers survive

4080-439: The region. Despite the fact that the port is new but a shade of its former self, Garoua remains the economic centre of the North Province and of Cameroon's Grand North in general. The city is today a crossroads for goods travelling to and from Cameroon, Chad, and Nigeria. The port is only viable during the wet season (July to October). Many of the North's ethnic groups farm on small plots for subsistence . The chief among these are

4148-573: The riverain Bata (west of Garoua and along the Bénoué river and into Nigeria) and the inland Bata (or Njirai), who inhabit the Zummo-Malabo Hills . As the only ethnic group in the province to speak a Central Sudanic language , the Ngambay make up the third linguistic group. They live in a large territory on the border with Chad between the Vina River and the Mayo Godi. Though relatively newcomers to

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4216-533: The southernmost reaches, which form part of the Adamawa Plateau . A series of faults lies north of this and separate the plateau from the band of metamorphic stone to its north. Random granite deposits also characterise this area. The Mayo Rey and Vina River cut north of this portion, leaving deposits of sedimentary stone except in the granite east. North of this lies a band of sedimentary alluvium , clay , limestone , and sandstone . Faults tentatively follow

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4420-453: The town of Faro, an endeavor made possible by the eradication of the tsetse fly from the region in 1974. Other livestock raised include sheep and goats in the Faro division and on the border northeast of the Mayo Rey division. Most of these are long-legged breeds of sheep and goats that are larger and taller than those of most of the rest of Cameroon. Horses and donkeys are used as beasts of burden and transportation throughout, and

4488-425: The various Kirdi ethnic groups. Many of the North's smaller ethnic groups maintain traditional political organisation. The Bata divide themselves into several independent chiefdoms, for example. In some of these groups, however, traditional chiefs are mere figureheads. In others, the position does not exist at all. The population of the North is one of Cameroon's lesser educated due both to traditional culture and to

4556-444: The way to Port Harcourt , Nigeria. This waterway is impassable in the dry season, however, and road is the preferred means of transporting goods through the area. Tourism in the North Province is largely centred on hunting in its national parks. Of these, most travel guides recommend the 1,800 square kilometre Bénoué National Park as the most accessible and least poached . The park is popular among fishermen as well. Hunters also visit

4624-407: Was established in 1974. Groundnuts are also important in the southern half of the province, especially at the edge of the Adamawa Plateau . The plateau is generally unsuited to commercial crops due to its hard soils. Cattle are an integral part of the Fulbe way of life, particularly for the pastoral Wodaabe , who place great importance on the number of cattle an individual owns. They roam throughout

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