Ayos

Ayos
Ayos
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 3°54′25″N 12°31′38″E / 3.90694°N 12.52722°E / 3.90694; 12.52722
Country Cameroon
RegionCentre
DepartmentNyong-et-Mfoumou
Population
 (2005)
  Total
22,899
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Ayos is a town and commune in the department of Nyong-et-Mfoumou Centre region of Cameroon.

The district is noted for its place in the history of medicine: the 1920s saw the establishment of a medical center managed by the French doctor Eugène Jamot, famed as the person who cured sleeping sickness.