Official Name: | Djoum |
Pushpin Map: | Cameroon |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Cameroon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cameroon |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | South Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 2.6667°N 52°W |
Djoum is a town in South Province, Cameroon.
The first inhabitants of modern-day Djoum were the Baka peoples. The rural municipality was formed in 1952. The town was later divided in 1995 in three entities to form municipalities of Mintom in the east and Oveng in the southwest.