Gadjiwan
Gadjiwan | |
|---|---|
  Gadjiwan Location within Cameroon | |
| Coordinates: 7°39′00″N 12°23′00″E / 7.6500°N 12.3833°E | |
| Country | Cameroon  |
| Region | Adamawa |
| Department | Faro-et-Déo |
| Elevation | 608 m (1,995 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 1,681 |
Gadjiwan (also Gayivao, Gājiwáu, Gayivayo, Gayioau, Gajiwau, Gadjwan Gadjiwa) is a village in the commune of Mayo-Baléo in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon, near the border with Nigeria.
Population
In 1971, Gadjiwan contained 394 inhabitants, mainly Kutin.
At the time of the 2005 census, there were 1681 people in the village of Gadjiwan and 3571 in the canton.
References
- 1 2 Troisième recensement général de la population et de l'habitat (3e RGPH, 2005), Bureau central des recensements et des études de population du Cameroun (BUCREP), 2010.
- ↑ Dictionnaire des villages de l'Adamaoua, ONAREST, Yaoundé, October 1974, p. 25
Bibliography
- Jean Boutrais (ed.), Peuples et cultures de l'Adamaoua (Cameroun) : Actes du colloque de Ngaoundéré, du 14 au 16 janvier 1992, ORSTOM, Paris; Ngaoundéré-Anthropos, 1993, 316 p. ISBN 2-7099-1167-1
- Dictionnaire des villages de l'Adamaoua, ONAREST, Yaoundé, October 1974, 133 p.
External links
- Mayo-Baléo, on the website Communes et villes unies du Cameroun (CVUC)
- Centre de santé intégré de Gadjiwan