Yaound Yaound Cameroon Yaound Map of Cameroon showing the location of Yaound. Coordinates: 352N 1131E / 3.867N 11.517E / 3.867; 11.517Coordinates: 352N 1131E / 3.867N 11.517E / 3.867; 11.517 Province Centre Province Department Mfoundi Elevation 726 m (2382 ft) Population (2005)citation needed  - Total 1430000   estimated Time zone CET (UTC+1)  - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+1)

Yaound ( /j.unde/ or /jande/ French pronunciation: ja.un.de) is the capital of Cameroon and second largest city in the country after Douala. It lies in the center of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2500 ft) above sea level. Contents 1 History 2 Economy 3 Places of interest 4 Climate 5 Transportation 6 Markets 7 Sports 8 Education 9 Climate 10 References 11 External links History

Yaound was founded in 1888 by German traders as a base for the ivory trade and an agricultural research station. It was occupied by Belgian troops during World War I. After Germany's defeat France became the colonial power in eastern Cameroon. Yaound became the capital of French Cameroon and continues today as the capital of the Republic of Cameroon. Economy

Major industries in Yaound include tobacco dairy products breweries clay glass goods and lumber. It is also a regional distribution center for coffee cocoa copra sugar cane and rubber. Places of interest Yaound cathedral

The city centre houses government offices some hotels and the central market. The Bastos neighbourhood with most homes owned by Cameroonians is home to foreign embassies and the expatriate European community (drawn mainly from the diplomatic corps). The presidential palace and compound is in the Etoudi neighborhood.

Also found in Yaound are: the Cathdrale Notre Dame des Victoires seat of the Archdiocese of Yaound1 the Basilique Marie-Reine-des-Aptres built on the site of the first missionary church in Cameroon2 the Cameroon Art Museum (located in a former Benedictine monastery) the Cameroon National Museum (located in the former presidential palace) the Afhemi Museum the Palais du Sport

There is a small zoo in the Mvog-Betsi neighbourhood. Yaound has a small assortment of nightclubs and restaurants. A view of Yaound Climate

Yaounde has a Tropical savannah climate. Climate data for Yaounde Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Average high C (F) 29 (84) 29 (84) 29 (84) 29 (84) 28 (82) 27 (81) 27 (81) 27 (81) 27 (81) 27 (81) 28 (82) 28 (82) 27.9 (82.3) Average low C (F) 19 (66) 19 (66) 19 (66) 19 (66) 19 (66) 19 (66) 19 (66) 18 (64) 19 (66) 18 (64) 19 (66) 19 (66) 18.8 (65.9) Precipitation mm (inches) 23 (0.91) 66 (2.6) 147 (5.79) 170 (6.69) 196 (7.72) 152 (5.98) 74 (2.91) 79 (3.11) 213 (8.39) 295 (11.61) 117 (4.61) 23 (0.91) 1555 (61.22) Avg. rainy days 3 5 13 15 18 17 11 10 20 24 14 4 154 Sunshine hours 186 168 155 150 155 120 93 93 90 4 120 186 1520 Source: BBC Weather 3 Transportation

Yaound Nsimalen International Airport is a major civilian hub while nearby Yaound Airport is used by the military. Railway lines run west to the port city of Douala and north to N'Gaoundr. Many bus companies operate from the city; particularly in the Nsam and Mvan neighborhoods. Frequent bus runs occur along the road between Yaound and Douala which has witnessed several fatal accidents. Travel time by road between Douala and Yaounde is approximately 3 hours. Traffic in the city can be heavy during weekdays but is very light during the weekends.Yaounde has made a great progress in infrastructure especially road construction. Markets Mfoundi market

Mokolo is among the biggest of the numerous markets in the city. Others include Mfoundi. There are also some supermarkets (e.g. "Casino") situated in the city centre. Sports The national football (soccer) team plays frequent matches in the Ahmadou Ahidjo (or Omnisport) stadium. Also the Grand Prix Chantal Biya which is a man's road bicycle racing event on the UCI Africa Tour starts and finishes in Yaound. The Milwaukee Bucks starting small forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute was born in Yaound in September 1986 as well as Toronto FC midfielder Nane Joseph and former striker Ali Gerba. Education The city from Mount Fb For schools Cameroon is a bilingual country in the Capital many of the schools will teach in French as a first language and English as a second language but sometimes they will neglect the English language. There are two American schools in Cameroon the American School of Yaounde (ASOY) and Rain Forest International School (RFIS). Yaound is the site of several universities: the University of Yaound I the University of Yaound II (on a campus outside of town) the Protestant University of Central Africa (UPAC) and the Catholic University for Central Africa (UCAC). Several of the nation's professional schools are also located in Yaounde (Ecole Normal Superieur for teachers Ecole Militaire InterArmes du Cameroun) as well as various schools for engineers nurses and diplomats). Climate Yaound features a tropical wet and dry climate with constant temperatures throughout the year. However primarily due to the altitude temperatures are not quite as hot as one would expect for a city located near the equator. Yaound features a lengthy wet season covering a ten month span between February and November. However there is a noticeable decrease in precipitation within the wet season seen during the months of July and August almost giving the city the appearance of having two separate rainy seasons. Its primarily due to the relative lull in precipitation during these two months that Yaound features a tropical wet and dry climate as opposed to a tropical monsoon climate. Climate data for Yaound Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high C (F) 33 (91) 33 (91) 33 (91) 36 (97) 34 (93) 32 (90) 31 (88) 34 (93) 31 (88) 33 (91) 32 (90) 32 (90) 36 (97) Average high C (F) 29 (84) 29 (84) 29 (84) 29 (84) 28 (82) 27 (81) 27 (81) 27 (81) 27 (81) 27 (81) 28 (82) 28 (82) 28 (82) Average low C (F) 19 (66) 19 (66) 19 (66) 19 (66) 19 (66) 19 (66) 19 (66) 18 (64) 19 (66) 18 (64) 19 (66) 19 (66) 19 (66) Record low C (F) 14 (57) 15 (59) 16 (61) 15 (59) 16 (61) 15 (59) 16 (61) 16 (61) 15 (59) 15 (59) 17 (63) 16 (61) 14 (57) Precipitation mm (inches) 23 (0.91) 66 (2.6) 147 (5.79) 170 (6.69) 196 (7.72) 152 (5.98) 74 (2.91) 79 (3.11) 213 (8.39) 295 (11.61) 117 (4.61) 23 (0.91) 1555 (61.22) Source: BBC Weather 4 References "Giga-Catholic Information". Gcatholic.com. http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/yaou0.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-04.  "Address by Pope Benedict XVI". Vatican.va. 2009-03-18. http://www.vatican.va/holyfather/benedictxvi/speeches/2009/march/documents/hfben-xvispe20090318vespri-yaoundeen.html. Retrieved 2010-07-04.  http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/1124 "Average Conditions Yaounde Cameroon". BBC Weather. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/cityguides/results.shtmlttTT000110. Retrieved August 16 2009.  External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Yaound Image of Yaound from Google Earth v d eCapitals of Africa     Abuja Nigeria Accra Ghana Addis Ababa Ethiopia Algiers Algeria Antananarivo Madagascar Asmara Eritrea Bamako Mali Bangui Central African Republic Banjul Gambia Bissau Guinea-Bissau Bloemfontein South Africa 1 Brazzaville Rep. of the Congo Bujumbura Burundi Cairo Egypt Cape Town South Africa 2 Conakry Guinea Dakar Senegal Djibouti Djibouti Dodoma Tanzania Freetown Sierra Leone Gaborone Botswana Harare Zimbabwe Hargeisa Somaliland 4 Jamestown Saint Helena Juba Southern Sudan Kampala Uganda Khartoum Sudan Kigali Rwanda Kinshasa D.R. Congo Libreville Gabon Lilongwe Malawi Lobamba Swaziland 2 Lom Togo Luanda Angola Lusaka Zambia Malabo Equatorial Guinea Mamoudzou Mayotte Maputo Mozambique Maseru Lesotho Mbabane Swaziland 3 Mogadishu Somalia Monrovia Liberia Moroni Comoros Nairobi Kenya N'Djamena Chad Niamey Niger Nouakchott Mauritania Ouagadougou Burkina Faso Port Louis Mauritius Porto-Novo Benin Praia Cape Verde Pretoria South Africa 3 Rabat Morocco Saint-Denis Runion So Tom So Tom and Prncipe Tripoli Libya Tunis Tunisia Victoria Seychelles Windhoek Namibia Yaound Cameroon Yamoussoukro Cte d'Ivoire 1 Judicial. 2 Parliamentary. 3 Executive. 4 An unrecognised or partially-recognised state.