| 词条 | Maroua |
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|official_name = Maroua |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = 300px |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Cameroon |pushpin_label_position = above |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Cameroon |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Cameroon |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Far North |subdivision_type2 = Department |subdivision_name2 = Diamaré |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = |population_as_of =2005 |population_footnotes = (Census) |population_note = |population_total =201,371 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|10|35|50|N|14|18|57|E|region:CM|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 384 |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = 00237 |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }}Maroua is the capital of the Far North Region of Cameroon, stretching along the banks of the Ferngo and Kaliao Rivers, "in the foothills of the Mandara Mountains."[2] The city had 201,371 inhabitants at the 2005 Census, and is a centre of cotton industry. The city also has an airport located near the town of Salak, an agricultural school, and ethnographic museum. To the North of the city is the famous Waza National Park. To the South is a large military base home to the {{lang|fr|{{abbr|BIR|Bataillon d’Intervention Rapide}}}} rapid intervention force. Mount Maroua dominates the skyline of the city. The predominant religion is Islam with strong orientation toward Sufism. The University of Maroua is based in the city. It is well known for its huge fields of ginger, and for the famous liquor of ginger. Inhabitants believe that this liquor is good for sexual health, and gives "lion's power" to men who drink it. HistoryThe Maroua Declaration, a maritime boundary agreement between Nigeria and Cameroon, was signed in Maroua on 1 June 1975. In 2013, a malaria outbreak occurred, with "more than 10,000 cases ... reported in the Town of Maroua alone".[3] On April 4, 2014 two Italian priests and a Canadian nun were kidnapped from the parish of Maroua, in the village of Tchéré.[4] They "were released in the night of May 31 to June 1, 2014."[5] In June 2014, "a gendarme [military] raid on the Maroua Central Market" resulted in 40 arrests of suspected Boko Haram militants.[6] ClimateThe climate is Sahelian, being hot and dry for most of the year. Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid (BSh). {{Weather box |location = Maroua |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |temperature colour= |Jan high C = 31.9 |Feb high C = 34.9 |Mar high C = 38.3 |Apr high C = 40.0 |May high C = 37.8 |Jun high C = 34.6 |Jul high C = 31.6 |Aug high C = 30.5 |Sep high C = 32.0 |Oct high C = 34.8 |Nov high C = 34.6 |Dec high C = 32.6 |year high C = 34.5 |Jan mean C = 24.5 |Feb mean C = 27.3 |Mar mean C = 30.8 |Apr mean C = 32.6 |May mean C = 31.3 |Jun mean C = 28.9 |Jul mean C = 26.8 |Aug mean C = 26.0 |Sep mean C = 26.7 |Oct mean C = 28.3 |Nov mean C = 27.2 |Dec mean C = 25.0 |year mean C = 27.9 |Jan low C = 17.1 |Feb low C = 19.7 |Mar low C = 23.4 |Apr low C = 25.6 |May low C = 24.9 |Jun low C = 23.1 |Jul low C = 21.9 |Aug low C = 21.5 |Sep low C = 21.4 |Oct low C = 21.3 |Nov low C = 19.6 |Dec low C = 17.4 |year low C = 21.4 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 0.0 |Feb precipitation mm = 0.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 16.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 18.5 |May precipitation mm = 62.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 102.7 |Jul precipitation mm = 197.4 |Aug precipitation mm = 235.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 131.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 25.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 0.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 0.0 |year precipitation mm = 790.2 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 0 |Feb precipitation days = 0 |Mar precipitation days = 0 |Apr precipitation days = 3 |May precipitation days = 7 |Jun precipitation days = 10 |Jul precipitation days = 16 |Aug precipitation days = 18 |Sep precipitation days = 13 |Oct precipitation days = 4 |Nov precipitation days = 0 |Dec precipitation days = 0 |year precipitation days = 71 |Jan sun = 286.0 |Feb sun = 266.4 |Mar sun = 275.8 |Apr sun = 246.6 |May sun = 253.2 |Jun sun = 225.4 |Jul sun = 193.4 |Aug sun = 191.1 |Sep sun = 208.3 |Oct sun = 257.8 |Nov sun = 286.4 |Dec sun = 297.8 |year sun = 2988.2 |source 1 = NOAA[7] }} References{{Commons category|Maroua}}1. ^ {{Coord|10.5971|N|14.3157|E|type:city|display=title}}{{Authority control}}{{Capitals of Regions of Cameroon}}2. ^{{Cite encyclopedia| title = Maroua (Cameroon)| encyclopedia = Encyclopædia Britannica| accessdate = 2014-06-29| date = 2013-09-18| url = http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/366040/Maroua}} 3. ^{{Cite web| last = Moki Edwin Kindzeka| title = Upsurge of Malaria in Cameroon Town| work = MALARIA.com - VOA| accessdate = 2014-06-29| date = 2013-10-24| url = http://www.malaria.com/news/cameroon-malaria-cases}} 4. ^{{Cite news| last = Piangiani| first = Gaia| title = 2 Italian Priests and a Canadian Nun Are Abducted in Cameroon| work = New York Times| accessdate = 2014-06-29| date = 2014-04-05| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/world/africa/2-italian-priests-and-a-canadian-nun-are-abducted-in-cameroon.html?_r=0}} 5. ^{{Cite web| title = Kidnapped Italian Priests and Canadian Nun Freed in Cameroon| work = NBC News| accessdate = 2014-06-29| date = 2014| url = http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/kidnapped-italian-priests-canadian-nun-freed-cameroon-n119696}} 6. ^{{Cite web| title = Cameroon: 40 Suspected Boko Haram Militants Arrested in Cameroon| work = VOA News - allAfrica.com:| accessdate = 2014-06-29| date = 2014-06-24| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201406241616.html}} 7. ^{{cite web| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/KM/64851.TXT| title = Maroua Climate Normals 1961–1990| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration| accessdate = March 8, 2015}} 3 : Populated places in Cameroon|Far North Region (Cameroon)|Provincial capitals in Cameroon |
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