Makary, Cameroon
Makary, Cameroon
Mafaté, Makari | |
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Location in Cameroon | |
| Coordinates: 12°34′27″N 14°27′14″E / 12.57417°N 14.45389°E | |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region | Far North Province |
| Department | Logone-et-Chari |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 6,287 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (CEST) |
| UFI | -3152074 |
Makary is a town in Logone-et-Chari, Far North Region, Cameroon, West Africa. The town is located on the right (east) bank of a distributary of the Chari River in the delta just before it enters Lake Chad. The people are known as Kotoko, and the local language is Mpade; Fulani (Fulfulde) is the trade language. The primary economic activity was and is fishing.