Dschang
Sign in to saveDschang is a city located in the West (Ouest) Province of Cameroon, with an estimated population of 87,000 (est) in 2001, growing dramatically from 21,705 recorded in 1981. The 2006 Population is estimated to be 200,000 inhabitants. Dschang is the capital of the division of Ménoua. The Bamiléké are the predominant ethnic tribe.
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- Locality
- Dschang
- Region
- Ouest
- Country
- Cameroun
- Population
- 99,582
- Timezone
- Africa/Douala
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Dschang
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Pont_du_Plaisir.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cameroon#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Cameroon
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Menoua
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 225
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012
- Settlement.population_total
- 76524
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Cameroon
- Located in
- Menoua
- Population
- 76524
- Area
- 262
- Elevation
- 1345
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Menoua
- Image
- Dschang Le Centre climatique.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Nantes
- Commons category
- Dschang
- P8168
- Josef Hickersberger
- OpenStreetMap zoom level
- 11
- P12749
- Crenicichla johanna
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Colonial era
- Post-colonial era
- Economy and infrastructure
- Transport
- Higher education
- Culture
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Dschang is a city located in the West (Ouest) Province of Cameroon, with an estimated population of 87,000 (est) in 2001, growing dramatically from 21,705 recorded in 1981. The 2006 Population is estimated to be 200,000 inhabitants. Dschang is the capital of the division of Ménoua. The Bamiléké are the predominant ethnic tribe.
== History ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dschang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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