Africa · capital city

What Is the Capital of Cameroon?

Yaounde is on UTC+1 — UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). There is no daylight saving time.

Among the capitals of neighbouring countries, Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) is the closest, 304 km away in a straight line.

Yaounde

The capital of Cameroon is Yaounde. About 4.5 million people live in the Yaounde urban area — 15.1% of the country's population.

4.5 million

Urban area population

UTC+1

Time zone

3.87°N

Latitude · 11.52°E

Yes

Largest city

Yaounde at a glance

Germans founded the city in 1888, but the name comes from the native Ewondo people; the meaning of the name is unclear.

UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). No daylight saving time.

3 52 N, 11 31 E · IANA time zone Africa/Lagos

Central Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria

Yaounde Capital

4.5 million

Douala

4.1 million

Urban-area population · CIA World Factbook (public domain)

Straight-line distance between capitals.

The capital of Cameroon is Yaounde. About 4.5 million people live in the Yaounde urban area — 15.1% of the country's population.

Yes — Yaounde is also the largest urban area of Cameroon (4.5 million).

Yaounde is on UTC+1 — UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). There is no daylight saving time.

Germans founded the city in 1888, but the name comes from the native Ewondo people; the meaning of the name is unclear.

Among the capitals of neighbouring countries, Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) is the closest, 304 km away in a straight line.

Data: CIA World Factbook (public domain); population: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).