City profile · Cameroon · Africa
Buea
City population
140,533
#9
in Cameroon
#2
in South-West
#4,049
worldwide
4.153, 9.242 · 254 km from Yaoundé
About Buea
Buea is a city in South-West, Cameroon with a population of 140,533. It is the 9th largest of the 87 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Cameroon, and the 4,049th largest worldwide. It lies 254 km from Yaoundé.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 11
Elevation
859 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Douala
Coordinates
4.153, 9.242
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.