Bertoua

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
RegionEast Region
Founded1927
Area
  Total
100 km2 (40 sq mi)
Elevation
717 m (2,352 ft)
Population
 (2005)census
  Total
88,462
  Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
ClimateAw

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.