Yaoundé
Sign in to saveYaoundé (; , ) is the capital city of Cameroon. It has a population of more than 2.8 million, which makes it the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,500 ft) above sea level.
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Yaoundé is the capital city of Cameroon, located in the Centre Region at an elevation of about 750 meters above sea level. With a population of more than 2.8 million people, it is the country's second-largest city after the port city of Douala.
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- Locality
- Communauté urbaine de Yaoundé
- Region
- Centre
- Country
- Cameroun
- Population
- 1,299,369
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Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital city of Cameroon. It has a population of more than 2.8 million, which makes it the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,500 ft) above sea level.
The outpost of Epsumb or Jeundo was founded between the Nyong and Sanaga rivers at the northern edge of the area's forests in 1887 by German explorers as a trading base for rubber and ivory. A military garrison was built in 1895 which enabled further colonization. After Imperial Germany's defeat in World War I, France held eastern Cameroon as a mandate, and Yaoundé was chosen to become the capital of the colony in 1922.