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Bertoua
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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.

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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

Settlement.official_name
Bertoua
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Plaque Bertoua.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Bertoua in 2021
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Cameroon
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bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Cameroon
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Cameroon
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
East Region
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Division
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1927
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
100
Settlement.population_as_of
2005
Settlement.population_footnotes
census
Settlement.population_total
88462

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Bertoua
Population
173000
Area
100
Elevation
717
Image
Alliance Voyage Bertoua.jpg
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Bertoua
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Bertoua
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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.

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