Leadership
Roger Mbassa Ndine
Governance
Douala is a port city located in the Wouri estuary at the bottom of the Guinea Gulf, 30 kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean. It is located in the Littoral region of Cameroon and is administered by the Douala City Council under the leadership of the City Mayor.
- Department of Town Planning, Urban Development and Mobility
- Department of Environment, Health and Living Condition
- Department of Culture and Tourism Social Affairs, Youth and Sports
- Division of Economic Affairs, and Local Attractiveness and Cooperation
- Department of Council Police and Security
- Department of Human Resources
- Department of Financial Affairs and Budget
- Land and Property Management Authority
- Urban Cleanliness
- Department of Major Works
- Road and Construction Management Authority
Official website of the City Council https://douala.cm/municipalite/secretaria
Finances
319,544,905 FCFA (2024)
526,867 USD (2024)
Douala City Council. Data contact.
Tax revenue, grants and subsidies, other revenue sources.
OECD Regional Profiles – Cameroon profile. Available: https://www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/profile-Camaroon.pdf
Industrial or input manufacturing activities, as well as agricultural exports produced in the hinterland.
Douala Urban Master Plan for the year 2025 https://www.fsmtoolbox.com/assets/pdf/Plan_Directeur_d_urbanisme.pdf
Development Profile
Douala-Age-Pyramid
Age Pyramid
Census 2005
Population Trends
Population Trends
12,190 persons/km²
Population Trends
257 km2
Population Trends
3,500,000
Population Trends
5,000,000
Population Trends
4,000,000
Population Trends
3,132,883
Population Trends
Informal Economy
Informal Economy
Unemployment
Unemployment
16.2%
Unemployment
10.2%
Unemployment
23.5%
Unemployment
72.1%
Informal Economy
Education: Literacy Rate
Literacy Rate
HDI Score
Human Development Index Score
Human Development Index Definition
The HDI score, ranging from 1 (best score) to 0 (worst score), summarises the average achievement across three basic dimensions of human development:
• A long and healthy life (life expectancy at birth)
• Knowledge (mean years of schooling for adults 25 years and older; expected years of schooling for children of school entering age)
• A decent standard of living
Education: Enrolment
Enrolment
84%
Education: Enrolment
0.679
HDI Score
0.563
HDI Score
Basic Services: Sanitation
Sanitation
Basic Services: Waste
Waste
Electricity
Electricity
Housing: Access
Access to Housing
Spatial Development: Maps
Urban Area Maps
Transport: Median Travel Times
Average Travel Times
Transport: Modes
Modes of Transport
Water
Water
50%
Electricity
81.6%
Water
60%
Basic Services: Waste
Modes
Transport: Modes
<15%
Basic Services: Sanitation
86.3%
Electricity
97.5%
Electricity
Urban Development Challenges
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