# Garoua 3e Subdivision, Bénoué, North Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/benoue/garoua-3e/ Subdivision · Bénoué # Garoua 3e Garoua 3e is a subdivision (arrondissement) of Cameroon in Bénoué, North Region. It covers **260.6 km²**. 46 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 261km² - 1mapped service - 203 mtypical elevation ## Where is Garoua 3e? Garoua 3e lies in [Bénoué](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/benoue/), [North Region](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/), [Cameroon](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/). It borders 6 other subdivisions: [Bibemi](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/benoue/bibemi/), [Garoua 1er](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/benoue/garoua-1er/), [Garoua 2e](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/benoue/garoua-2e/), [Mayo-Hourna](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/benoue/mayo-hourna/), [Pitoa](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/benoue/pitoa/) and [Tcheboa](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/benoue/tcheboa/). By area it is the 273rd largest of 360 subdivisions in Cameroon. It covers 1.9% of [Bénoué](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/benoue/). The centre of Garoua 3e is about 639 km in a straight line from Yaoundé, the capital. It is about 8.9 km from Garoua, the main town of Bénoué. The centre point is at 9.2715° N, 13.4730° E. Source: [Institut National de Cartographie (INC) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-cmr). ## Things to see in and around Garoua 3e ### Nearby, outside Garoua 3e - Monument Des Lions Indomptables · memorial, Garoua 1er9.5 km - Place Des Lions Indomptables · memorial, Garoua 1er9.5 km - Monument De La Place Du Cinquantenaire · memorial, Garoua 2e9.6 km - Place de l'an 2000 · memorial, Garoua 1er9.9 km - Carrefour matakam · attraction, Garoua 1er11 km - Place De L'independance ( Tribune) · memorial, Garoua 2e11 km - Monument Du Cinquantenaire De L'armee Camerounaise · memorial, Garoua 1er11 km - I love Garoua city · monument, Garoua 1er11 km - Aéroport · memorial, Garoua 1er13 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Garoua 3e - Time zoneUTC+1, no daylight saving · Africa/Douala - CurrencyFranc (XAF) - Country calling code+237 - LanguagesEnglish, French - Plug typesType C, E · 220 V - Driving sideRight ### Nearest airports - Garoua International Airport (GOU) · Garoua13 km - Yola Airport (YOL) · Yola114 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:46) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:48). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Garoua 3e Open gazetteers list **46 villages, towns and localities** in Garoua 3e. Settlements here lie between about 186 m and 290 m above sea level (median 203 m). - Babla - Badoudi - Bockle - Bocklé - Boklé - Dalingo 2 - Dengui - Djalingo - Djalingo_1 - Djamboutou - Djamboutou-djal - Djola - Douka - Douli - Harande - Kismatari - Kourmi - Koyanga - Lobi - Mafa Kilda - Mayo Andala - Mayo Dadi - Meidjadou - Nabouli - Nibango - Ouro Belo - Ouro Haoussa - Parma - Perma - Pitoa-Douli - Pitoayel - Saint Paul - Sanguere Ndjoi - Sanguere Ngal - Sanguere Paul - Sanguere ndere - Sanguéré - Sanguéré-Carrefour - Sanguéré-Ndjoï - Sanguéré-Ngal - Sanguéré-Paul - Sanguéré-Sara - Sellifa - Sikito - Soumpa - Tondiré Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Garoua 3e Named natural and historic features inside Garoua 3e, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Mayo Ain Dala - Mayo Dadi - Mayo Douka - Mayo Goulongo Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Garoua 3e and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bénoué, the warmest month is Apr (average 33 °C) and the coolest is Aug (26 °C). About 926 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (232 mm) and the driest Jan (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to January and October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 0 Feb 30 0 Mar 33 2 Apr 33 41 May 31 99 Jun 29 135 Jul 27 182 Aug 26 232 Sep 26 165 Oct 28 67 Nov 28 3 Dec 27 0 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Garoua 3e Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centre Sante Integre Kota-Liddire · Garoua 2e 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.30280&mlon=13.40462#map=17/9.30280/13.40462) Bank Crédit Cameroun · Garoua 1er 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.29733&mlon=13.40066#map=17/9.29733/13.40066) Petrol pump Cameroon Oil Company · Garoua 1er 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.29760&mlon=13.39935#map=17/9.29760/13.39935) Hotel SHNC société hôtelière du nord Cameroun · Garoua 1er 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.29996&mlon=13.40002#map=17/9.29996/13.40002) School Ecole publique de la Bénoué · Garoua 2e 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.30413&mlon=13.40483#map=17/9.30413/13.40483) College École Coranique · Garoua 1er 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.29901&mlon=13.39479#map=17/9.29901/13.39479) Police station Gendarmerie Nationale Brigade Fluviale Garoua · Garoua 1er 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.29573&mlon=13.40305#map=17/9.29573/13.40305) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Garoua 3e Places mapped inside Garoua 3e in open map data, by type. - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other subdivisions in Bénoué - Bascheo - Bibemi - Dembo - Demsa - Garoua 1er - Garoua 2e - Lagdo - Mayo-Hourna - Pitoa - Tcheboa - Touroua ## Quick answers - Where is Garoua 3e?In Bénoué, North Region, Cameroon - What borders Garoua 3e?Bibemi, Garoua 1er, Garoua 2e, Mayo-Hourna, Pitoa and Tcheboa - What is there to see in Garoua 3e?Monument Des Lions Indomptables, Place Des Lions Indomptables, Monument De La Place Du Cinquantenaire, Place de l'an 2000 - What time zone is Garoua 3e in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Garoua 3e?Franc (XAF) - What language is spoken in Garoua 3e?English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Garoua 3e?46 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Garoua 3e?Settlements lie between 186 m and 290 m - What is the best time to visit Garoua 3e?December to January and October - Where is the nearest hospital to Garoua 3e?Centre Sante Integre Kota-Liddire, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Garoua 3e?Crédit Cameroun, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Garoua 3e?Cameroon Oil Company, about 8.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Garoua 3e?CM006001007 (OCHA common operational dataset)