Faro

Faro is a department of in . The department covers an area of 11,785 km2 and as of 2001 had a total population of 81,472. The capital of the department lies at Poli.
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  • Type: department of Cameroon with 81,500 residents
  • Description: department of Cameroon
  • Also known as: Faro Department

Faro

Latitude
8.2501° or 8° 15′ 1″ north
Longitude
12.8783° or 12° 52′ 42″ east
Population
81,500
Elevation
288 metres (945 feet)
Open location code
6FWJ7V2H+38
Geo­Names ID
9228189
Wiki­data ID
Q2443138
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Spanish—“Faro” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Фаро (дэпартамент)
  • Belarusian: Фаро
  • Chinese: 法羅州
  • Dutch: Faro
  • French: département du Faro
  • French: Faro
  • German: Faro
  • Italian: Dipartimento di Faro
  • Japanese: ファロ (カメルーン)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Faro
  • Norwegian: Faro
  • Persian: بخش فارو
  • Polish: Faro
  • Russian: Фаро
  • Spanish: Departamento de Faro
  • Spanish: Faro

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