Highest Major Cities in Cameroon

Cities in Cameroon with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇨🇲 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Oku44,443 people · North-West

2,422 m

Kumbo125,124 people · North-West

1,687 m

Bandjoun31,750 people · West

1,529 m

Fundong43,509 people · North-West

1,525 m

Bafoussam373,268 people · West

1,438 m

Mbouda71,867 people · West

1,416 m

Bali27,473 people · North-West

1,355 m

Dschang99,582 people · West

1,345 m

Bangangté43,694 people · West

1,337 m

Bamenda420,445 people · North-West

1,258 m

Bafut25,563 people · North-West

1,193 m

Ndop40,152 people · North-West

1,183 m

Bafang54,505 people · West

1,179 m

Foumban130,287 people · West

1,179 m

Ngaoundéré238,196 people · Adamaoua

1,128 m

Nkambe26,816 people · North-West

1,078 m

Banyo47,936 people · Adamaoua

1,077 m

Wum42,457 people · North-West

1,055 m

Foumbot74,319 people · West

1,054 m

Garoua Boulaï46,615 people · East

1,034 m

Meïganga59,426 people · Adamaoua

970 m

Ngaoundal40,328 people · Adamaoua

924 m

Fontem42,689 people · South-West

902 m

Tibati35,673 people · Adamaoua

871 m

Buea140,533 people · South-West

859 m

Nkongsamba162,309 people · Littoral

844 m

Mokolo51,999 people · Far North

813 m

Tonga16,036 people · West

809 m

Melong76,716 people · Littoral

792 m

Yaoundé1,299,369 people · Centre

726 m

Magba30,931 people · West

720 m

Kekem27,038 people · West

714 m

Abong Mbang24,433 people · East

694 m

Sangmélima80,036 people · South

675 m

Bertoua137,993 people · East

665 m

Mbalmayo82,384 people · Centre

663 m

Okoa24,110 people · Centre

656 m

Makak29,135 people · Centre

648 m

Akonolinga30,078 people · Centre

643 m

Batouri49,422 people · East

631 m

Nanga Eboko28,518 people · Centre

615 m

Bélabo24,359 people · East

614 m

Ébolowa101,363 people · South

583 m

Nkoteng27,677 people · Centre

583 m

Ambam25,052 people · South

570 m

Mbandjok29,281 people · Centre

548 m

Obala45,321 people · Centre

542 m

Manjo41,740 people · Littoral

526 m

Yokadouma32,900 people · East

523 m

Touboro28,987 people · North

515 m

Highlights

Within Cameroon, Oku ranks first in 2026 with 2,422 m, followed by Kumbo (1,687 m) and Bandjoun (1,529 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,422 m (Oku) to 515 m (Touboro), with a median of 852 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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