Douala

Summary

Douala is a port city^[1]. Douala has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Douala is located in Wouri^[3].
• Douala is located in Littoral^[4].
• Douala is in the country of Cameroon^[5].
• Douala is on the body of water Wouri River^[6].
• Douala's head of government is recorded as Roger Mbassa Ndine^[7].
• Douala's instance of is recorded as port city^[8].
• Douala's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Douala's official language is recorded as French^[10].
• Douala's official language is recorded as English^[11].
• Douala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Philadelphia^[12].
• Douala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Akhisar^[13].
• Douala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rome^[14].
• Douala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trieste^[15].
• Douala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Windhoek^[16].
• Douala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Newark^[17].
• Douala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dakar^[18].
• Douala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ouagadougou^[19].
• Douala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Agadir^[20].
• Douala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Durban^[21].
• Douala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sfax^[22].
• Douala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taiyuan^[23].
• Douala's Commons category is recorded as Douala^[24].
• Douala's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[25].
• Douala's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 4.05, 'lon': 9.7}^[26].
• Douala's official website is recorded as https://douala.cm/^[27].

Body

Geography

Douala is in the country of Cameroon^[5]. Located in include Wouri^[3], a department of Cameroon^[28], in Cameroon^[29] and Littoral^[4], a region of Cameroon^[30], in Cameroon^[31]. Douala is on the body of water Wouri River^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Douala covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+210'}^[32]. Douala sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+13'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2446945'}^[34], {'amount': '+2768436'}^[35], {'amount': '+2361000'}^[36], and {'amount': '+1490000'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include port city^[8] and big city^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Douala include Douala International Airport^[38], an international airport^[39], in Cameroon^[40], founded in 1977^[41].

Why It Matters

Douala has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Douala is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Douala include Douala International Airport^[38], an international airport^[39], in Cameroon^[40], founded in 1977^[41].