Bertoua
Sign in to saveBertoua is a city in Cameroon. It is the capital of the East Region of the Lom-et-Djerem Department. It has a population of 88,462 (at the 2005 Census), and is the traditional home of the Gbaya people. It is home to Mission Cameroon (in Polish: Misja Kamerun) of Polish Dominican Order.
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Place details
- Locality
- Communauté urbaine de Bertoua
- Region
- Est
- Country
- Cameroun
- Population
- 137,993
- Timezone
- Africa/Douala
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Key facts
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- Bertoua
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- Bertoua in 2021
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- Cameroon
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- Location in Cameroon
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- Country
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- 25px Cameroon
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- Region
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- East Region
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- Founded
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Article
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- Agriculture
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- Climate
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- References
Bertoua is a city in Cameroon. It is the capital of the East Region of the Lom-et-Djerem Department. It has a population of 88,462 (at the 2005 Census), and is the traditional home of the Gbaya people. It is home to Mission Cameroon (in Polish: Misja Kamerun) of Polish Dominican Order.
In 2014, the hospital in Bertoua served refugees from the Central African Republic crossing into Cameroon at border towns such as Gbiti.