# Pouma Subdivision, Sanaga-Maritime, Littoral Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/littoral/sanaga-maritime/pouma/ Subdivision · Sanaga-Maritime # Pouma Pouma is a subdivision (arrondissement) of Cameroon in Sanaga-Maritime, Littoral Region. It covers **704.2 km²**. 33 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 704km² - 5mapped services - 221 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pouma? Pouma lies in [Sanaga-Maritime](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/littoral/sanaga-maritime/), [Littoral Region](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/littoral/), [Cameroon](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/). It borders 6 other subdivisions: [Biyouha](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/centre/nyong-et-kelle/biyouha/), [Dibang](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/centre/nyong-et-kelle/dibang/), [Edea 2e](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/littoral/sanaga-maritime/edea-2e/), [Massock-Songloulou](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/littoral/sanaga-maritime/massock-songloulou/), [Messondo](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/centre/nyong-et-kelle/messondo/) and [Ngwei](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/littoral/sanaga-maritime/ngwei/). By area it is the 155th largest of 360 subdivisions in Cameroon. It covers 7.7% of [Sanaga-Maritime](https://wherepedia.org/cameroon/littoral/sanaga-maritime/). The centre of Pouma is about 107 km in a straight line from Yaoundé, the capital. The centre point is at 3.9118° N, 10.5533° 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). ## Know before you go: Pouma - 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 - Douala International Airport (DLA) · Douala93 km - Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) · Yaoundé113 km ### Nearest railway station Gare voyageur de Messondo (Messondo), about 27 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:07) and shortest in Dec (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 18:09). 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 Pouma Open gazetteers list **33 villages, towns and localities** in Pouma. Settlements here lie between about 147 m and 285 m above sea level (median 221 m). - Bian - Biboumha - Bihiang - Botom - Dikongué - Dikonob - Goué - Hegba Pouma - Kona - Log Bakoo - Log Dikit - Log Dikit 1 - Log Dikit 2 - Log Mbong - Makak - Makak Ndokoma - Makob - Mandjap - Ndokong - Ngoué - Nkondjok - Nkonga - Nkonga II - Pouma - Sakbayémé III - Sakbyémé II - Sindongi - Sindongui I - Sindongui II - Sogol - Song Simout - Song Woang - Songmbengué 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 Pouma Named natural and historic features inside Pouma, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 rivers and streams. - Lepso - Lépahé - Mabem - Makot - Maniope - Mouanda - Moulango - Ngouei - Ngouk - Ngoué - Nkomo 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 Pouma and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sanaga-Maritime, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Aug (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 178 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 2,452 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (395 mm) and the driest Dec (28 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 30 Feb 26 70 Mar 26 153 Apr 26 193 May 25 191 Jun 24 273 Jul 24 327 Aug 23 395 Sep 24 365 Oct 24 268 Nov 25 159 Dec 25 28 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pouma Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hopital de district d'Eséka · Eseka 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.64701&mlon=10.77420#map=17/3.64701/10.77420) Bank Société Générale · Pouma 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.85405&mlon=10.52124#map=17/3.85405/10.52124) Petrol pump Tradex Fuel Station · Pouma 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.85453&mlon=10.52460#map=17/3.85453/10.52460) Hotel La baie des anges · Pouma 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.85433&mlon=10.52635#map=17/3.85433/10.52635) School Ecole · Massock-Songloulou 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.05087&mlon=10.57055#map=17/4.05087/10.57055) College Lycée de Messondo · Messondo 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.68110&mlon=10.45166#map=17/3.68110/10.45166) Police station limite 60 · Pouma 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.85115&mlon=10.51181#map=17/3.85115/10.51181) 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 Pouma Places mapped inside Pouma in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 - Police stations2 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 Sanaga-Maritime - Dibamba - Dizangue - Edea 1er - Edea 2e - Massock-Songloulou - Mouanko - Ndom - Ngambe - Ngwei - Nyanon ## Quick answers - Where is Pouma?In Sanaga-Maritime, Littoral Region, Cameroon - What borders Pouma?Biyouha, Dibang, Edea 2e, Massock-Songloulou, Messondo and Ngwei - What time zone is Pouma in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Pouma?Franc (XAF) - What language is spoken in Pouma?English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Pouma?33 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pouma?Settlements lie between 147 m and 285 m - What is the best time to visit Pouma?December to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Pouma?Hopital de district d'Eséka, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pouma?Société Générale, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pouma?Tradex Fuel Station, about 7.1 km from the centre - How many banks are in Pouma?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Pouma?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Pouma?CM005003011 (OCHA common operational dataset)