Mfoundi, Administrative department in Centre region, Cameroon.
Mfoundi is the administrative department that contains Cameroon's capital city of Yaoundé, situated on hilly terrain in the country's central region. The area is divided into seven arrondissements that together form the nation's political and economic center.
Mfoundi was reorganized into its current administrative structure during Cameroon's territorial reshaping in the 1970s. This restructuring established the framework for managing the capital and its surrounding areas as they developed.
Mfoundi comprises seven arrondissements that each maintain distinct local traditions and community practices. These neighborhoods shape the daily rhythm through their markets, celebrations, and social life.
The area is well connected by an extensive road network that makes it easy to move between the different arrondissements. For visitors, it works best to use local transport or explore individual neighborhoods on foot to get a real sense of each district.
The seven arrondissements have developed at very different paces, with some thriving neighborhoods and others remaining more traditional and peripheral. This uneven growth creates interesting contrasts as you move between the various parts of the capital.
Location: Centre
Capital city: Yaoundé
Elevation above the sea: 726 m
GPS coordinates: 3.85778,11.51806
Latest update: December 7, 2025 19:31
Palais de l'Unité
6 km
Reunification Monument
778 mInternational Relations Institute of Cameroon
3 km
National Museum of Cameroon
392 m
Edea Hydroelectric Power Station
154.5 km
Dja Faunal Reserve
187.8 km
Mefou National Park
47.1 km
Pont d'Ébebda
63.6 kmMvog-Betsi Zoo
3.5 km
Kondengui Central Prison
2.7 km
Basilique Marie-Reine-des-Apôtres
2 km
Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Yaoundé
655 m
Blackitude Museum
730 m
Douala-Edéa National Park
191.3 km
Japoma Bridge
154.8 km
Jardin Zoo-Botanique de Mvog-Betsi
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6.1 km
Bois Saint-Anastasie
1.5 km
Le Jardin sonore
190.9 km
Stade Municipal de Bangangté
179.8 km
Chutes de Bamena
186.9 km
Grande mosquée de Yaoundé
2.7 km
Cueva Caracas
191.4 km
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111.4 km
Holy Rosary Cathedral in Mbalmayo
38.1 km
Musée Ethnographique et d'Histoire des Peuples de la Forêt d'Afrique Centrale
1.6 km
Yaounde Central Market
735 m
Edea cathedral
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