Faro is a department of North Region in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 11,785 km and as of 2001 had a total population o…Faro is a department of North Region in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 11,785 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 81,472. The capital of the department lies at Poli. The department is divided administratively into three communes and in turn into villages.