# Bertoua 1er Subdivision, Lom-et-Djérem, East Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/east/lom-et-djerem/bertoua-1er/ Subdivision · Lom-et-Djérem # Bertoua 1er Bertoua 1er is a subdivision (arrondissement) of Cameroon in Lom-et-Djérem, East Region. It covers **167.6 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 48 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 168km² - 48mapped services - 657 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bertoua 1er? Bertoua 1er lies in [Lom-et-Djérem](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/east/lom-et-djerem/), [East Region](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/east/), [Cameroon](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/). It borders 5 other subdivisions: [Belabo](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/east/lom-et-djerem/belabo/), [Bertoua 2e](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/east/lom-et-djerem/bertoua-2e/), [Diang](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/east/lom-et-djerem/diang/), [Dimako](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/east/haut-nyong/dimako/) and [Mandjou](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/east/lom-et-djerem/mandjou/). By area it is the 312th largest of 360 subdivisions in Cameroon. It covers 0.6% of [Lom-et-Djérem](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/east/lom-et-djerem/). The centre of Bertoua 1er is about 246 km in a straight line from Yaoundé, the capital. It is about 8.1 km from Bertoua, the main town of Lom-et-Djérem. The centre point is at 4.5281° N, 13.6308° E. Source: [Institut National de Cartographie (INC) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-cmr). ## Things to see in and around Bertoua 1er ### Nearby, outside Bertoua 1er - Carrière Kuete Bedell client bertoua · attraction, Bertoua 2e8.3 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Bertoua 1er - Time zoneUTC+1, no daylight saving · Africa/Douala - CurrencyFranc (XAF) - Country calling code+237 - LanguagesEnglish, French - Plug typesType C, E · 220 V - Driving sideRight ### Nearest airports - Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) · Yaoundé247 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:54) and shortest in Dec (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:04, sunset around 17:56). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Bertoua 1er Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Bertoua 1er. Settlements here lie between about 628 m and 667 m above sea level (median 657 m). - Boni - Bonis - Bonis II - Kagama - Nganke Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Bertoua 1er Named natural and historic features inside Bertoua 1er, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Djadombé - Gbasseng Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Bertoua 1er and the best time to visit Using the climate of Lom-et-Djérem, the warmest month is Mar (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Aug (23 °C). About 1,372 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (216 mm) and the driest Jan (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 4 Feb 26 25 Mar 26 69 Apr 25 123 May 24 153 Jun 24 156 Jul 23 177 Aug 23 205 Sep 23 216 Oct 23 182 Nov 24 52 Dec 24 11 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bertoua 1er Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centre Hospitalier Régional de Bertoua · Bertoua 1er 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.58409&mlon=13.67139#map=17/4.58409/13.67139) Bank Banque Atlantique · Bertoua 1er 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.57483&mlon=13.67495#map=17/4.57483/13.67495) Petrol pump TotalEnergies BONIS · Bertoua 1er 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.53063&mlon=13.61196#map=17/4.53063/13.61196) Hotel Hotel Martino · Bertoua 1er 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.55908&mlon=13.63978#map=17/4.55908/13.63978) School Government Bilingual High School · Bertoua 1er 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.54772&mlon=13.61814#map=17/4.54772/13.61814) College Issmata-Bertoua · Bertoua 1er 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.57502&mlon=13.67634#map=17/4.57502/13.67634) Police station Commissariat · Bertoua 1er 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.57460&mlon=13.67625#map=17/4.57460/13.67625) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bertoua 1er Places mapped inside Bertoua 1er in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks9 - Petrol pumps13 - Hotels9 - Schools4 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants6 - Police stations3 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other subdivisions in Lom-et-Djérem - Belabo - Bertoua 2e - Betare-Oya - Diang - Garoua-Boulai - Mandjou - Ngoura ## Quick answers - Where is Bertoua 1er?In Lom-et-Djérem, East Region, Cameroon - What borders Bertoua 1er?Belabo, Bertoua 2e, Diang, Dimako and Mandjou - What is there to see in Bertoua 1er?Carrière Kuete Bedell client bertoua - What time zone is Bertoua 1er in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Bertoua 1er?Franc (XAF) - What language is spoken in Bertoua 1er?English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bertoua 1er?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bertoua 1er?Settlements lie between 628 m and 667 m - What is the best time to visit Bertoua 1er?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Bertoua 1er?Centre Hospitalier Régional de Bertoua, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bertoua 1er?Banque Atlantique, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bertoua 1er?TotalEnergies BONIS, about 2.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Bertoua 1er?1 mapped - How many banks are in Bertoua 1er?9 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Bertoua 1er?13 mapped - What is the P-code of Bertoua 1er?CM003004002 (OCHA common operational dataset)