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Douala

City in Cameroon

Also known as Douala City

Country: Cameroon
Located in: Wouri
, Littoral
Population: 2,768,436(2015)
, 2,446,945(2012)
, 2,361,000(2010)
+1 more
Area: 210 km²
Elevation: 13 m
Head of government: Roger Mbassa Ndine(since 2020)
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Sources
1.prc.cm/files/26/20/ab/0f052e3c49c172f3d84864bdd53f8b1b.pdf
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Website: douala.cm

Overview

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Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country's major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA). It is the commercial and economic capital of Cameroon and the entire CEMAC region comprising Gabon, Congo, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic and Cameroon. Consequently, it handles most of the country's major exports, such as oil, cocoa and coffee, timber, metals and fruits. As of 2025, the city and its surrounding area had an estimated population of 4,346,000, while the city proper had an estimated population of 3,816,500. The city sits on the estuary of the Wouri River and its climate is tropical.

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Twinned administrative body: Philadelphia(since 1986)
Akhisar
Rome
Trieste(since 1971)
Windhoek(since 2000)
Newark
Dakar(since 1994)
Ouagadougou(since 2012)
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Agadir(since 2013)
Durban(since 2015)
Sfax(since 1997)
Taiyuan(since 1999)
Capital of: Kamerun
Littoral
Wouri
Located in or next to body of water: Wouri River
Official name: Kamerun(until 1901)
Demonym: Doualaise applies to part: feminine singular
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Sources
1.cnig.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CNT-PVM_r%C3%A9vis%C3%A9_2020-01-27-1.pdf
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Doualais applies to part: masculine singular
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Sources
1.cnig.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CNT-PVM_r%C3%A9vis%C3%A9_2020-01-27-1.pdf
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Native label: Douala
Official language: French
English

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4.0500, 9.7000OpenStreetMap ↗

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