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Cameroon Cities by Population

123 cities shown of 123 total Cameroon cities that are over 1,000 in population...

1. Douala 1,338,082
2. Yaounde 1,299,369
3. Garoua 436,899
4. Kousseri 435,547
5. Bamenda 393,835
6. Maroua 319,941
7. Bafoussam 290,768
8. Mokolo 275,239
9. Ngaoundere 231,357
10. Bertoua 218,111
11. Edea 203,149
12. Loum 177,429
13. Kumba 144,413
14. Nkongsamba 117,063
15. Mbouda 111,320
16. Dschang 96,112
17. Foumban 92,673
18. Ebolowa 87,875
19. Guider 84,647
20. Foumbot 84,065
21. Bafang 80,688
22. Yagoua 80,235
23. Mbalmayo 80,206
24. Meiganga 80,100
25. Bali 72,606
26. Limbe 72,106
27. Bafia 69,270
28. Wum 68,836
29. Bangangte 65,385
30. Tiko 55,914
31. Kribi 55,224
32. Mora 55,216
33. Sangmelima 54,251
34. Kumbo 53,970
35. Nkoteng 50,334
36. Mutengene 47,478
37. Buea 47,300
38. Garoua Boulai 46,615
39. Batouri 43,821
40. Fundong 43,509
41. Fontem 42,689

42. Mbanga 42,590
43. Banyo 40,798
44. Manjo 37,661
45. Melong 37,086
46. Tibati 35,589
47. Muyuka 31,384
48. Obala 30,012
49. Nanga Eboko 29,909
50. Penja 28,406
51. Mbandjok 26,947
52. Kaele 25,199
53. Bamusso 24,741
54. Lagdo 24,596
55. Tchollire 23,187
56. Belabo 22,553
57. Lolodorf 22,252
58. Eseka 22,221
59. Mamfe 19,472
60. Dizangue 19,243
61. Idenao 17,800
62. Akonolinga 17,181
63. Bogo 16,952
64. Tonga 16,036
65. Abong Mbang 14,661
66. Yokadouma 13,287
67. Bazou 13,058
68. Mundemba 11,912
69. Betare Oya 11,866
70. Rey Bouba 11,454
71. Pitoa 11,454
72. Mindif 10,538
73. Babanki 9,851
74. Mbengwi 9,734
75. Akom II 9,709
76. Batibo 9,163
77. Belo 8,705
78. Dimako 8,476
79. Ambam 8,476
80. Njinikom 8,247
81. Ndikinimeki 8,247
82. Bonaberi 8,091

83. Kontcha 8,018
84. Yabassi 7,560
85. Bansoa 7,560
86. Ngou 7,560
87. Makary 7,331
88. Bekondo 7,331
89. Bandjoun 6,872
90. Belel 6,831
91. Bamendjou 6,643
92. Ngambe 6,414
93. Ntui 6,185
94. Mme-Bafumen 6,149
95. Saa 5,727
96. Poli 5,727
97. Bankim 5,727
98. Bana 5,727
99. Doume 5,581
100. Nguti 5,498
101. Ndom 5,498
102. Okola 5,390
103. Yoko 5,269
104. Jakiri 5,269
105. Alte Fakt Delele 5,040
106. Minta 4,934
107. Djohong 4,813
108. Dibombari 4,811
109. Tignere 4,353
110. Ngomedzap 4,284
111. Akono 3,821
112. Esse 3,803
113. Koza 3,665
114. Okoa 3,358
115. Mbankomo 2,387
116. Ngoro 2,305
117. Diang 2,062
118. Somie 2,000
119. Mvangue 1,908
120. Ombesa 1,833
121. Mouanko 1,604
122. Evodoula 1,521
123. Mbang 1,237

Cameroon History

The territory of present day Cameroon was first settled during the Neolithic. The longest continuous inhabitants are the Pygmy groups such as the Baka. The Sao culture arose around Lake Chad c. AD 500 and gave way to the Kanem and its successor state, the Bornu empire. Kingdoms, fondoms, and chiefdoms arose in the west.

Portuguese sailors reached the coast in 1472. They noted an abundance of prawns and crayfish in the Wouri River and named it Rio dos Camares, Portuguese for River of Prawns"

and the phrase from which Cameroon is derived. Over the following few centuries

European interests regularised trade with the coastal peoples

and Christian missionaries pushed inland. In the early 19th century