Yokadouma
Yokadouma | |
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Coordinates: 3°31′N 15°03′E / 3.517°N 15.050°E | |
Country | Cameroon |
Province | East Province |
Division | Boumba-et-Ngoko |
Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 24,430 |
Yokadouma is a town and Catholic bishopric in eastern Cameroon, lying near the border with the Central African Republic. It was an early French administrative centre: from 05/03/20 till it was suppressed 03/09/23 it was <<Yokadouma region>>, the subdivision recreated 26/11/1927. It became a Division by 1931 (sources: French annual reports to League of Nations).
Its Cathédrale Marie Reine de la Paix, dedicated in 2010 to Our Lady Queen of Peace, is the cathedral episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokadouma (founded 1991).[1]
Coordinates: 03°31′N 15°03′E / 3.517°N 15.050°E
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Cathédrale Marie Reine de la Paix, Yokadouma, East, Cameroon". www.gcatholic.org.
Categories:
- Populated places in East Region (Cameroon)
- Cameroon geography stubs