Kaélé
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Kaélé is a town in Cameroon
's Far North Province
, on the Diamaré Plain at 10°6′00"N 14°27′00"E. It lies near the Chad
ian border and 104 km south of Maroua
. The town has a population of roughly 7,000 and is the capital of the Mayo Kani division. The cottonseed oil
company Diamaor runs a mill there. Kaélé is accessible by road and by airstrip.
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
's Far North Province
Far North Province
The Far North Region , also known as the Extreme North Region , is the northernmost constituent province of the Republic of Cameroon. It borders the North Region to the south, Chad to the east, and Nigeria to the west. The capital is Maroua.The province is one of Cameroon's most culturally diverse...
, on the Diamaré Plain at 10°6′00"N 14°27′00"E. It lies near the Chad
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
ian border and 104 km south of Maroua
Maroua
Maroua is the capital of the Far North Region of Cameroon, on the Ferngo and Kaliao Rivers. 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...
. The town has a population of roughly 7,000 and is the capital of the Mayo Kani division. The cottonseed oil
Cottonseed oil
Cottonseed oil is a cooking oil extracted from the seeds of cotton plant of various species, mainly Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium herbaceum...
company Diamaor runs a mill there. Kaélé is accessible by road and by airstrip.