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Yaoundé

Middle Africa

Yaoundé is the capital city of Cameroon and the country's second-largest city after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region at an elevation of about 726 metres above sea level. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
3,762,900 1
Area (sq km)
180 1
Founding Year
1888 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
726 1
Latitude
3.867 degrees north 1
Longitude
11.517 degrees east 1
Connections

Associated With

Cameroon, Countries
Source Yaoundé (Wikipedia)
Centre Region (Cameroon), States or Territories

yaounde is associated with centre-region-cameroon.

Source Centre Region (Cameroon) (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Cameroon, Countries

Yaounde is the capital of Cameroon.

Source Yaoundé (Wikipedia)
Centre Region (Cameroon), States or Territories

yaounde is the capital of centre-region-cameroon.

Source Centre Region (Cameroon) (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Site Of

Supreme Court of Cameroon

Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Association des hautes juridictions de cassation des pays ayant en partage l'usage du francais: Cour suprême du CamerounContact block, Adresse
Quote, Contact block, Adresse
BP 1957 Yaoundé Cameroun
Sources
1. Yaoundé (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    is the capital city of Cameroon
  • Infobox: population_total
    3,762,900
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2025
  • Infobox, Area
    180
  • Infobox, Elevation
    726 m (2,382 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    3.867°N 11.517°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    3.867°N 11.517°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    3.867°N 11.517°E
  • Associated With: Cameroon, Infobox, Country
    Cameroon
  • Capital Of: Cameroon, Lead section, capital fact
    Yaoundé is the capital city of Cameroon.
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Yaoundé (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
Quote, P571 (inception)
inception 1888
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Centre Region (Cameroon) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Quote, Infobox, capital
Yaounde
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Wikidata: Yaoundé
Wikidata Q3808, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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