What is the capital of Cameroon?
Yaoundé sits in the hilly interior highlands of Cameroon at about 750 metres above sea level, in the centre of the country.
Yaoundé is the capital and seat of government of Cameroon, a role it has held since 1922. Cameroon itself has an estimated population of 29,879,337 (2025).
Yaoundé is not the largest city in Cameroon. That is Douala, which makes Cameroon one of the countries whose capital is not their biggest city.
Yaoundé at a glance
| Country | 🇨🇲 Cameroon |
|---|---|
| Capital since | 1922 |
| Largest city in Cameroon | Douala |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
About Yaoundé
Yaoundé has been the capital of Cameroon since 1922, Yaoundé was made the capital under French administration in 1922 and remained the capital after independence in 1960.
Yaoundé is Cameroon's second-largest city; the coastal port of Douala is larger and serves as the country's economic capital.
It has a population of more than 2.8 million and, unusually, is the smaller of the country's two big cities.
City facts sourced from Wikipedia: Yaoundé.
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