Mbouda Explained

Official Name:	Mbouda
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	Cameroon
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Cameroon
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Cameroon
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	West Province
Subdivision Type2:	Division
Population As Of:	2012
Population Total:	49313
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Blank1 Title:	Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:	Religions
Coordinates:	5.6333°N 25°W
Elevation M:	249

Mbouda is the capital of the Bamboutos department of West Province, Cameroon. Projected to be the fourteenth fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.16% growth. ^[1] 5.6333°N 25°W

Notable people born in Mbouda

• (Gilbert Nguita Noumessi), author / composer.
• , politician.
• , bishop, born in Balatchi in 1946.
• Jacques Toussele, photographer, born in Bamessingué
• Christophe Fofié (1946–1999), politician, businessman and sports promoter.
• Etienne Poufwon, politician. Also known as Poufong Etienne
• Martin Kuete, also known as Mylord, politician, born in Babete.

Buildings

In 2022, American YouTuber MrBeast built a well in the city.

Sport

Mbouda has a municipal stadium,^[2] renovated from 2007 to 2009, then a second time between 2018 and 2020 to be a training stadium for the Africa Cup of Nations 2021. It is the home of Bamboutos FC.

References

1. Web site: Ranked: The World's Fastest Growing Cities. virtual capitalist. 2021-08-17. 13 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210813174630/https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-worlds-fastest-growing-cities/. 13 August 2021.
2. Web site: Camfoot.com. 2020-07-25. Le stade municipal de Mbouda aux normes de la Fifa. 2020-07-25. Camfoot.com. fr.