# Touroua Subdivision, Bénoué, North Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/benoue/touroua/ Subdivision · Bénoué # Touroua Touroua is a subdivision (arrondissement) of Cameroon in Bénoué, North Region. It covers **1,098.8 km²**. 56 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,099km² - 1mapped service - 203 mtypical elevation ## Where is Touroua? Touroua lies in [Bénoué](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/benoue/), [North Region](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/), [Cameroon](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/). It borders 4 other subdivisions: [Beka](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/faro/beka/), [Mayo-Hourna](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/benoue/mayo-hourna/), [Poli](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/faro/poli/) and [Tcheboa](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/benoue/tcheboa/). By area it is the 104th largest of 360 subdivisions in Cameroon. It covers 8.0% of [Bénoué](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/north/benoue/). The centre of Touroua is about 597 km in a straight line from Yaoundé, the capital. It is about 52 km from Garoua, the main town of Bénoué. The centre point is at 9.0268° N, 13.0139° 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 Touroua OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Touroua: 1 nature reserve. - Zone d'intérêt cynégétique 19 · nature reserve 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: Touroua - 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) · Garoua52 km - Yola Airport (YOL) · Yola69 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:48) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 17:51). 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 Touroua Open gazetteers list **56 villages, towns and localities** in Touroua. Settlements here lie between about 173 m and 259 m above sea level (median 203 m). - Ardori - Badang - Bandang - Bodel - Boguel - Borongo - Boudang Aossani - Boudang Haoussare - Boudang Touilbéré - Boudang-Omobirisi - Dague - Doulere - Ergue - Erque - Farkomo - Foiri - Foradjé - Gabako - Guiré - Holchi - Kinada - Kohi - Kormori - Kossel - Kosselnialbi - Koulawa - Koza - Kédé - Labaré - Lafiari - Lamordé - Lougoudé Wélaré - Lougounde 1 - Lougounde 2 - Maliki_longo - Mayo Oulo - Mayo_karlaye - Mbaga - Mboudang 2 - Mboundang - Mizuke - Ofam - Offam - Ouro Fandou - Ouro_kessoum_1 - Ouro_kessoum_2 - Ourosoudé - Pindeling - Rouneldé - Sirlkoltchi - Soumoré - Tapoudji - Tchircolche - Touroua - Touroua_2 - Touroua_3 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 Touroua Named natural and historic features inside Touroua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Adoua - Lac Wélé - Mayo Binossi - Mayo Pounko ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains; 1 hill. - Hoséré Sabalbété · 420 m - Hoséré Dinga · 379 m - Hosséré Sidiri · 226 m 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 Touroua 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 Touroua Need Nearest mapped Distance School EP Touroua I · Touroua 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.07411&mlon=12.97913#map=17/9.07411/12.97913) Police station Posté frontière · Mayo-Hourna 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.34520&mlon=12.96712#map=17/9.34520/12.96712) 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 Touroua Places mapped inside Touroua 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 - Garoua 3e - Lagdo - Mayo-Hourna - Pitoa - Tcheboa ## Quick answers - Where is Touroua?In Bénoué, North Region, Cameroon - What borders Touroua?Beka, Mayo-Hourna, Poli and Tcheboa - What is there to see in Touroua?Zone d'intérêt cynégétique 19 - What time zone is Touroua in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Touroua?Franc (XAF) - What language is spoken in Touroua?English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Touroua?56 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Touroua?Settlements lie between 173 m and 259 m - What is the highest point in Touroua?Hoséré Sabalbété (420 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Touroua?December to January and October - What is the P-code of Touroua?CM006001012 (OCHA common operational dataset)