Douala
Douala is the largest city and the commercial centre of Cameroon. Douala is really quite a hot and sticky place, and the grimy state of the infrastructure in parts leaves a lot to be desired. Wikivoyage
Population 2,768,436 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Cameroon
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Hôpital Laquintinie Monument · 400 m
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Temple du Centenaire Yes · 880 m - Prince Akwa Memorial · 220 m
- Palace Attraction · 220 m
- Roi Akwa Memorial · 360 m
- lotophone Attraction · 710 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Getting around
- Gare Routière Touristique 710 m
- Finexs voyage 750 m
- Garanti Express 1.0 km
- Douala Bessengué 1.3 km
- Gare Routière de Mboppi 2.1 km
- Edea Park 3.2 km
More train stations: Bassa 5.1 km
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