Bertoua

Country Cameroon

Founded1927

Elevation

717 m (2,352 ft)

ClimateAw

Bertoua
Bertoua in 2021
Bertoua Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 4°35′N 13°41′E / 4.583°N 13.683°E / 4.583; 13.683
Country	Cameroon
Region	East Region
Founded	1927
Area
• Total	100 km2 (39 sq mi)
Elevation	717 m (2,352 ft)
Population  (2005)census
• Total	88,462
• Density	880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Climate	Aw

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.^[1][2]