List of municipalities of Cameroon
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This is the list of cities, town
s, and village
s in the country
of Cameroon
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Town
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Village
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Country
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of Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
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- Abong-MbangAbong-MbangAbong-Mbang is a town and commune in the East Province of Cameroon. Abong-Mbang is located at a crossroads of National Route 10 and the road that leads south to Lomié. Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, is 311 km to the west, and Bertoua, the capital of the East Province, lies 27 km to...
- AkonolingaAkonolingaAkonolinga is a town and commune situated in Cameroon's Centre Province, with a population of roughly 25,700.It lies on the Nyong River, due east of the capital Yaoundé. The town is home to FS d'Akonolinga football club, of the Cameroon Premiere Division....
- AmbamAmbamAmbam is a town and commune in South Province of Cameroon on the border with Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. This frontier town is located approximately 220 km from Yaounde and as of 2005 had a population of 1,596. Traditionally, it has traded with its neighbouring countries across the border...
- BafangBafangBafang is a town and commune in Cameroon situated in the Haut-Nkam division of the West Province. It lies at the heart of the territory of the Bamiléké people, and has a population of roughly 80,500.-References:1...
- BafiaBafiaBafia is a Cameroonian town and commune in the Centre Province region, the capital of Mbam-et-Inoubou department. It lies north of the country's capital Yaoundé. Bafia has approximately 55,700, making it the third largest city in the province behind Yaoundé and Mbalmayo. Most citizens belong to...
- BafoussamBafoussamBafoussam is the capital of the West Province of Cameroon, in the Bamboutos Mountains. It is the prefecture of the Mifi department, one of three arrondissements in the department. The city had a population of 239,287 inhabitants . The city is the region's center of trade. People are farming...
- Bafut
- Bagangte
- BaliBali, CameroonBali is a town and commune in Cameroon, lying west of Bamenda. It has a population of 32,000 . Formerly the centre of a kingdom, it is known for its palace and its regular festival....
- BamendaBamendaBamenda, also known as Abakwa and Mankon Town, is a city in northwestern Cameroon and capital of the North West Province. The city had a population of 269,530 at the 2005 Census, and is located 366 km north-west of the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé...
- BandjounBandjounBandjoun is a town and commune in West Province, Cameroon. Bandjoun is the capital of the Banjun people. The chief dwells in Hialah, and has many wives....
- BangemBangemBangem is a town and commune in Cameroon.Bangem is a small town nestled in a valley, about half-way up Mount Muanenguba. Bangem enjoys a cool comfortable climate and lots of rain....
- Banyo
- BatouriBatouriBatouri is a town and commune in the East Province of Cameroon. It is the second largest municipality in the province after the provincial capital Bertoua. It is located on the main road connecting Bertoua to the Central African Republic and to the Cameroonian town of Yokadouma...
- BélaboBélaboBélabo is a town and commune in Cameroon, lying on the Yaoundé – N'Gaoundéré railway line. Near the town lies the Sanaga-Yong chimpanzee rescue centre.- References :...
- BertouaBertouaBertoua is the capital of the Eastern Province of Cameroon and has a population of 88,462 . It is home to an airport and Mission Cameroon of Polish Dominican Order.-External links:*...
- BueaBueaBuea is the capital of the Southwest Region of Cameroon. The town is located on the eastern slopes of Mount Cameroon and has a population of 90,088 . Buea was the colonial capital of the German Kamerun from 1901 to 1919,and the capital of the Southern Cameroons from 1949 until 1961...
- CampoCampo, CameroonCampo is a town on the Atlantic Ocean coast of southern Cameroon, where it is the main border town for travel to Equatorial Guinea. The town is just north of the mouth of the Ntem River, that is to say the right bank of that river....
- DimakoDimakoDimako is the name of a sub-division district and small town situated in Upper Nyong Division of the East Province of Cameroon, Africa. It lies a little way south of East Province capital of Bertoua. The local language is Kwakum, spoken by the population of around 10,000.National Road 10 passes...
- DizangueDizangueDizangue is a village in the Littoral Province of Cameroon. It is located at around in the Sanaga-Maritime Division.-External links:*...
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- DoualaDoualaDouala is the largest city in Cameroon and the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Province. Home to Cameroon's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport, it is the commercial capital of the country...
- port - railheadRailheadThe word railhead is a railway term with two distinct meanings, depending upon its context.Sometimes, particularly in the context of modern freight terminals, the word is used to denote a terminus of a railway line, especially if the line is not yet finished, or if the terminus interfaces with... - DschangDschangDschang is a city located in the West Province of Cameroon, with an estimated population of 87,000 in 2001, growing dramatically from 21,705 recorded in 1981. The 2006 Population is estimated to be 200,000 inhabitants....
- EbolowaEbolowaEbolowa is the capital of Cameroon's South Province. It has a population of 79,500 . It is a colonial town and a notable agricultural centre.- Overview :The main crop is cocoa...
- EdéaEdéaEdéa is a city located in the Littoral Province, Cameroon by the Sanaga River and near the railroad line Douala-Yaoundé. It has a population of 122,300 . There are bauxite facilities, aluminium processing facility, steel processing facility, timber facilities, paper facilities and some water...
- FoumbanFoumbanFoumban or Fumban is a city in Cameroon, lying north east of Bafoussam. It has a population of 83,522 . It is a major town for the Bamoun people and is home to a museum of traditional arts and culture...
- GarouaGarouaGaroua is the capital of the North Province of Cameroon, lying on the Benue River. The city had 235,996 inhabitants at the 2005 Census, and is an important river port.- Overview :...
- Goura
- GuiderGuiderGuider is a city situated in Cameroon's North Province, close to the border with Chad. It has a population of 110,240. The city is home to Espérance FC of the Cameroon Premiere Division.- References :*...
- IdenauIdenauIdenau is a town and commune in Cameroon, near Bibundi west of Mount Cameroon. The name was given to this place while Cameroon was a german colony.Today, Idenau has a small habour and some oil palm plantations.-References:*...
- KaéléKaéléKaélé is a town in Cameroon's Far North Province, on the Diamaré Plain at . It lies near the Chadian border and 104 km south of Maroua. The town has a population of roughly 7,000 and is the capital of the Mayo Kani division. The cottonseed oil company Diamaor runs a mill there. Kaélé is...
- KoussériKoussériKousséri is a city in Far North Province, Cameroon, lying on the border with Chad, across the Chari River from N'Djamena. 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...
- KribiKribi-Location:The coastal town of Kribi lies on the Gulf of Guinea, in Océan Department, South Province, at the mouth of the Kienké River. This location, lies approximately , by road, south of Douala, the loargest city in Cameroon and the busiest seaport in the country...
- KumbaKumbaKumba is a city in Southwest Province, western Cameroon also known around Cameroon as K town. It had a population of 144,268 . The N8 and N16 highways meet at Kumba.- History :...
- KumboKumboKumbo, also known as Kimbo, is the second-largest city in the North West Province of Cameroon and the capital of Bui Département. It lies about 2000m above sea level and is situated approximately 110km away from Bamenda , on the Bamenda Highlands Ring Road...
- LimbéLimbeLimbe is a seaside city in the South-West Region of Cameroon. Limbe was founded in 1858 on the southern slopes of Mount Cameroon by the British missionary Alfred Saker...
- LomiéLomiéLomié is a town in the Lomié District in the Upper Nyong division of the East Province of Cameroon. An article in the Mail & Guardian Online describes it as having "no telephone connection to the outside world, and a single access road that is little more than a forest trail".In fact Lomié has been...
- LoumLoum, CameroonLoum is a city located in the Littoral Province of Cameroon....
- MamfeMamfeMamfe is a city and capital of the Manyu department of the Southwest Province in Cameroon. It is located from the border of Nigeria, on the Manyu River. It has a population of 20,300 . It is known as a centre for traditional religion and traditional medicine...
- MarouaMarouaMaroua is the capital of the Far North Region of Cameroon, on the Ferngo and Kaliao Rivers. The city had 201,371 inhabitants at the 2005 Census,and is a centre of cotton industry. The city also has an airport located near the town of Salak, an agricultural school and ethnographic museum. To the...
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- MbalmayoMbalmayoMbalmayo, chef-lieu du département du Nyong –et – So’o est une ville d’environ 120 000 habitants sur les bords du Fleuve Nyong, située à 38km de Yaoundé....
- MbandjockMbandjockMbandjock is a city located in the Centre Province of Cameroon....
- MboudaMboudaMbouda is the divisional capital of the Bamboutos division, Western region of Cameroon. Mbouda is located between two major cities Bafoussam and Bamenda which are respectively the capital cities of the west and North-West regions of Cameroon....
- MeigangaMeigangaMeiganga is a town in the Adamawa Province of Cameroon. It is located at around . Its estimated population in 2001 is 71,000....
- MinamMinamMinam can refer to:*Minam River in the U.S. state of Oregon*Miniam, a community in the U.S. state of Oregon...
- MokoloMokoloMokolo is the departmental capital and largest city of the Mayo-Tsanaga department, in the Far North Province of Cameroon. It is the fourth largest city in the Far North Province, after Maroua, Yagoua, and Kousséri...
- MoraMora, CameroonMora is a town in northern Cameroon. The German fort of Mora was the last German fort in Cameroon to surrender during World War I. After a long time under blockade by allied forces, Captain von Raben and his men surrenderd to the allied forces on February 20, 1916, over a year after the rest of the...
- MouloudouMouloudouMouloudou is a settlement in the East Province of Cameroon. Of the tropical forest in the area, 1,082,454 km² is protected for community hunting. Mouloudou was the site of a German station during the colonial period. The station was set up by Hans Dominik with the aid of Karl Atangana.-References:*...
- NgaoundéréNgaoundéréNgaoundéré or N'Gaoundéré is the capital of the Adamawa Region of Cameroon. It had a population of 152,698 . It lies at the northern end of the railway to Yaoundé and is also home to an airport. The current city was founded in approximately 1835 by the Fulani leader Ardo Njobdi, although the...
- railheadRailheadThe word railhead is a railway term with two distinct meanings, depending upon its context.Sometimes, particularly in the context of modern freight terminals, the word is used to denote a terminus of a railway line, especially if the line is not yet finished, or if the terminus interfaces with... - NkongsambaNkongsambaNkongsamba is a city in western Cameroon. It is located in the Moungo department, which is in the Littoral region. The city had a population of 104,050 inhabitants at the 2005 Census. The city is a centre of farming of oil palms, bananas and coffee, and is situated between two mountains, the...
- ObalaObalaObala is a town in Cameroon's Centre Province, ca 45 km north of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon.-Overview:The town is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese and hosts a military academy. Tourists in Obala may visit the somewhat derelict Luna Park whose main attraction is a swimming pool. Not far...
- Sa'a
- SangmélimaSangmélimaSangmélima is a town on the Lobo River, and also the chief town of Lobo division , in the South Province , Republic of Cameroon, Africa. The language spoken there is French, with Bulu being the second language.-People:...
- TibatiTibatiTibati is a town and commune in Djérem, Cameroon. The town and region are reigned by a local monarch, the Lamido.The most notable economic activity in the region is the fishery industry. The fish comes from the lake Mbakaou, a large dammed lake next to Tibati...
- TikoTikoTiko, Originally called ‘Keka’ by the Bakweris, is a town and important port in the southwest region of Cameroon. The settlement grew as a market town for Duala fishermen, Bakweri farmers and hunters from Molyko, Bwenga, Bulu and Bokova...
- WumWumWum is a town and commune in Cameroon. It is the capital of Menchum division in the Northwest Province.-Geography:Wum is the third biggest town in the North West Region of Cameroon. It lies on a plateau at an elevation of about 1100 m near the edge of the western highlands of Cameroon. It is north...
- YaoundéYaoundé-Transportation:Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is a major civilian hub, while nearby Yaoundé Airport is used by the military. Railway lines run west to the port city of Douala and north to N'Gaoundéré. Many bus companies operate from the city; particularly in the Nsam and Mvan neighborhoods...
- capital - YagouaYagouaYagoua is a town and commune in the Far North Province of Cameroon. It is the capital of the department of Mayo-Danay....
- Yomama
10 largest cities
Ranking | Name | Population |
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1. | Douala Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Province. Home to Cameroon's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport, it is the commercial capital of the country... |
1,310,406 |
2. | Yaoundé Yaoundé -Transportation:Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is a major civilian hub, while nearby Yaoundé Airport is used by the military. Railway lines run west to the port city of Douala and north to N'Gaoundéré. Many bus companies operate from the city; particularly in the Nsam and Mvan neighborhoods... |
1,187,100 |
3. | Garoua Garoua Garoua is the capital of the North Province of Cameroon, lying on the Benue River. The city had 235,996 inhabitants at the 2005 Census, and is an important river port.- Overview :... |
609,253 |
4. | Kousséri Kousséri Kousséri is a city in Far North Province, Cameroon, lying on the border with Chad, across the Chari River from N'Djamena. 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... |
333,300 |
5. | Bamenda Bamenda Bamenda, also known as Abakwa and Mankon Town, is a city in northwestern Cameroon and capital of the North West Province. The city had a population of 269,530 at the 2005 Census, and is located 366 km north-west of the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé... |
327,000 |
6. | Maroua Maroua Maroua is the capital of the Far North Region of Cameroon, on the Ferngo and Kaliao Rivers. The city had 201,371 inhabitants at the 2005 Census,and is a centre of cotton industry. The city also has an airport located near the town of Salak, an agricultural school and ethnographic museum. To the... |
299,600 |
7. | Ngaoundéré Ngaoundéré Ngaoundéré or N'Gaoundéré is the capital of the Adamawa Region of Cameroon. It had a population of 152,698 . It lies at the northern end of the railway to Yaoundé and is also home to an airport. The current city was founded in approximately 1835 by the Fulani leader Ardo Njobdi, although the... |
185,700 |
8. | Bafoussam Bafoussam Bafoussam is the capital of the West Province of Cameroon, in the Bamboutos Mountains. It is the prefecture of the Mifi department, one of three arrondissements in the department. The city had a population of 239,287 inhabitants . The city is the region's center of trade. People are farming... |
180,200 |
9. | Bertoua Bertoua Bertoua is the capital of the Eastern Province of Cameroon and has a population of 88,462 . It is home to an airport and Mission Cameroon of Polish Dominican Order.-External links:*... |
152,800 |
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137,100 |