Kousséri
Place in Far North Province, Cameroon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kousséri (from Arabic: قصور quṣūr meaning "palaces"), founded and known as Mser in the indigenous Mser language,[1] is a city in Far North Province, Cameroon. It is the capital of the Logone-et-Chari department. It is a market town, and its population has recently been swollen by refugees from Chad. It had a population of 89,123 at the 2005 Census. The majority of the population are Shuwa Arabs with Chadian Arabic used as the lingua franca.
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Kousséri
قصور Mser, Fort Fureau | |
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Coordinates: 12°04′42″N 15°01′51″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Far North Province |
Division | Logone-et-Chari |
Elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 89,123 (Census) |
Climate | BSh |
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It forms a transborder agglomeration with the city of N'Djamena, capital of Chad, from which it is separated by the Logone River and the Chari River.[2]