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Buea

Middle Africa

Buea is the capital of the Southwest Region of Cameroon, located in Fako Division on the eastern slopes of Mount Cameroon, with a population of about 47,300 as of 2025. The city Government Residential Area includes the Mountain Hotel and the Parliamentarian Flats Hotel.

Facts
Population
131,325 1
Population Estimate Year
2005 1
Elevation (m)
870 1
Latitude
4.166667 degrees north 1
Longitude
9.233333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Sources
1. Buea (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 131,325 (2005)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 4.166667, longitude 9.233333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 870 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 131325 (2005)
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2. GeoNames: Buea - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2233410
    4.15342 9.24231 P PPLA CM 09 140533 859 Africa/Douala
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 859 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 4.25, 9.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 4.25, 9.25
4.25 9.25 Am
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Buea (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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