Yagoua

Yagoua is a town and commune in the Far North Province of Cameroon. It is the capital of the department of Mayo-Danay.

Yagoua
Paddler at Yagoua
Yagoua Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 10°20′34″N 15°14′26″E / 10.34278°N 15.24056°E / 10.34278; 15.24056Coordinates: 10°20′34″N 15°14′26″E / 10.34278°N 15.24056°E / 10.34278; 15.24056
Country	Cameroon
Province	Far North (Extrême-Nord)
Department	Mayo-Danay
Elevation	356 m (1,168 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	41,957

Carrefour Total Yagoua

Administrative structure

Localities are::

• Bagarao
• Dana
• Danay Diguizi
• Déhé I
• Déhé II
• Djokoydi
• Domo
• Hounou
• Kalak
• Kirsidi
• Masgaya
• Miogoye I
• Miogoye II
• Mouri I
• Mouri II
• Ngaya
• Tcherféké
• Toukou
• Vormounoun
• Vounaloum
• Yrdeng
• Zébé I
• Zébé II
• Zébé Marao
• Zoulla

Climate

Yagoua has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) with little to no rain from October to April and moderate to heavy rainfall from May to September.

Climate data for Yagoua
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	34.1 (93.4)	36.3 (97.3)	39.1 (102.4)	39.2 (102.6)	36.7 (98.1)	33.8 (92.8)	31.3 (88.3)	30.2 (86.4)	31.5 (88.7)	34.5 (94.1)	36.5 (97.7)	34.9 (94.8)	34.8 (94.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.8 (78.4)	27.7 (81.9)	31.0 (87.8)	32.0 (89.6)	30.3 (86.5)	28.3 (82.9)	26.6 (79.9)	25.9 (78.6)	26.5 (79.7)	28.0 (82.4)	28.0 (82.4)	26.2 (79.2)	28.0 (82.4)
Average low °C (°F)	17.5 (63.5)	19.2 (66.6)	23.0 (73.4)	24.9 (76.8)	23.9 (75.0)	22.8 (73.0)	21.9 (71.4)	21.6 (70.9)	21.5 (70.7)	21.5 (70.7)	19.6 (67.3)	17.5 (63.5)	21.2 (70.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0.0)	17 (0.7)	63 (2.5)	109 (4.3)	187 (7.4)	235 (9.3)	133 (5.2)	24 (0.9)	1 (0.0)	0 (0)	770 (30.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org^[1]

Gallery

• Village with shell huts
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• Life at Yagoua
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  Young girl at Yagoua

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  Canoe transport

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  Paddling profession

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  Canoe crossing

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  Fishermen in Zébé Marao Cameroon

References

1. "Climate: Yagoua". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.