Makary, Cameroon

Makary, Cameroon
Mafaté, Makari
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 12°34′27″N 14°27′14″E / 12.57417°N 14.45389°E / 12.57417; 14.45389
Country Cameroon
RegionFar North Province
DepartmentLogone-et-Chari
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
6,287
Time zoneUTC+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.