Kaélé <Dəb Kaele, Za Kaele> |
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Location in Cameroon | |
Coordinates: 10°6′N 14°27′E / 10.100°N 14.450°E | |
Country | Cameroon |
Province | Far North |
Department | Mayo-Kani |
Elevation | 377 m (1,237 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 30,609 |
Kaélé is a town in Cameroon's Far North Province, on the Diamaré Plain at 10°6′00″N 14°27′00″E / 10.10000°N 14.45000°ECoordinates: 10°6′00″N 14°27′00″E / 10.10000°N 14.45000°E. It lies near the Chadian border and 104 km south of Maroua. The town has a population of roughly 30,600 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.