The Adamawa Plateau (French: Massif de l'Adamaoua) is a plateau region in west-central Africa stretching from south-eastern Nigeria through north-central Cameroon (Adamawa and North Provinces) to the Central African Republic. [1]

Adamawa Plateau, volcanic upland in west-central Africa. Though the plateau is chiefly in north-central Cameroon, the part of it known as the Gotel Mountains is in southeastern Nigeria. The plateau is the source of the Benue River. Its highest elevations are …

At almost 64,000 km 2 in land area, the Adamawa is the third largest of Cameroon's ten regions. The land is rugged and sparsely populated, however, as most is devoted to the rearing of cattle. The Muslim Fulbe (Fulani) form the major ethnic group, though Tikar, Gbaya, and other peoples are present in lesser numbers.

Apr 25, 2017 · The Adamawa Plateau and its grasslands are shared by the African nations of Cameroon, Nigeria, and the Central African Republic.

Geographically, the state is mainly composed of highlands and mountains (the Atlantika, Mandara, and the Shebshi ranges) and the Adamawa Plateau crossed by valleys and rivers, most notably the Benue and Gongola rivers.

The Adamawa Plateau is a plateau region in west-central Africa stretching from south-eastern Nigeria through north-central Cameroon to the Central African Republic. The part of the plateau that lies in Nigeria is more popularly known as Gotel Mountains.

Sep 26, 2017 · Yola was first the capital of the Adamawa Province, created in rhe colonial era, and later the capital of Gongola state created in 1976 and now that of Adamawa state in 1991. Topography and Weather. As already noted, Yola lies on the bank of the Benue River.

The Adamawa Highlands were named after the Muslim Fulani leader Modibo Adama. The highlands are located in the western/central region then stretching to the southeastern Nigeria to Cameroon then to the north by the Central African Republic.

The Adamawa Region of Cameroon. It is a mountainous region which marks the border between the Forest zone of south Cameroon and the savannah zone of north Cameroon. It is bordered to the west by Nigeria, east by Central African Republic, south …

Geographically, the state is mainly composed of the highlands of mountains and the Adamawa Plateau crossed by valleys and rivers, most notably the Benue and Gongola rivers.