Official Name: | Bertoua |
Pushpin Map: | Cameroon |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Cameroon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cameroon |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | East Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1927 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 100 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Footnotes: | census |
Population Total: | 88462 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 4.5833°N 54°W |
Elevation M: | 717 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Aw |
Bertoua is the capital of the Eastern Region of Cameroon and 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 an airport and Mission Cameroon (in Polish: Misja Kamerun) of Polish Dominican Order.
In 2014, the hospital in Bertoua became known for its work serving the medical needs of refugees from the Central African Republic crossing into Cameroon at border towns such as Gbiti.[1] [2]