Bertoua
Place in East Region, Cameroon
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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.
Bertoua | |
|---|---|
 Bertoua in 2021 | |
  Bertoua Location in Cameroon | |
| Coordinates: 4°35′N 13°41′E | |
| 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 |
In 2014, the hospital in Bertoua served refugees from the Central African Republic crossing into Cameroon at border towns such as Gbiti.[1][2]
Economy
Transport
Cameroon National Highway 1 runs through Bertoua.[4] Bertoua Airport—operated by Camair-Co—serves Bertoua.[5]
Climate
The climate is a tropical savanna climate (Koppen: Aw).
| Climate data for Bertoua (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.1 (86.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.4 (84.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.5 (65.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 15.4 (0.61) |
26.9 (1.06) |
95.7 (3.77) |
137.9 (5.43) |
160.0 (6.30) |
149.5 (5.89) |
110.9 (4.37) |
151.2 (5.95) |
218.2 (8.59) |
265.8 (10.46) |
90.7 (3.57) |
21.6 (0.85) |
1,443.8 (56.85) |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[6] | |||||||||||||
