Diamaré

Diamaré
—  Department  —
Department location in Cameroon
Country	Cameroon
Province	Extreme-Nord Province
Capital	Maroua
Area
– Total	1,801.2 sq mi (4,665 km2)
Population (2005)
– Total	642,227
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

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.

Subdivisions

The department is divided administratively into 8 communes and in turn into villages.

Communes

• Bogo
• Dargala
• Gawaza
• Maroua (urban)
• Maroua (rural)
• Meri
• Ndoukoula
• Petté

References

1. ^ "Departments of Cameroon". Statoids, obtained from Institut national de la statistique (Cameroun) - Annuaire statistique du Cameroun 2004. http://www.statoids.com/ycm.html. Retrieved April 4, 2009.