City profile · Cameroon · Africa
Bamenda
City population
420,445
#3
in Cameroon
#1
in North-West
#1,366
worldwide
5.960, 10.146 · 278 km from Yaoundé
About Bamenda
Bamenda is a city in North-West, Cameroon with a population of 420,445. It is the 3rd largest of the 87 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Cameroon, and the 1,366th largest worldwide. It lies 278 km from Yaoundé.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 9
Elevation
1,258 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Douala
Coordinates
5.960, 10.146
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 87 in CameroonClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.