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Buea, town located in southwestern Cameroon. It is situated at an elevation of 3,000 feet (900 metres) above sea level and is located on the southeast slope of Mount Cameroon.

Buea, Cameroon
Buea, Cameroon

Buea was the capital of German Kamerun from 1902 to 1916. Several historic sites of the early mission and colonial periods have been preserved, including the Prime Minister’s Lodge (1902), the old Secretariat, the Bismarck Fountain, the Native Authority School (1902–04), and the German Burial Ground (1911). In 1922 Buea became the seat of the British commissioner for Southern Cameroons.

Present-day Buea is an administrative and trade centre. It has textile, construction, and wood industries, and nearby are a number of oil-palm and rubber plantations owned by the Cameroon Development Corporation. Tourism is important. Buea is served by an airfield, roads, a hospital, and a branch campus (arts) of the University of Yaoundé. Pop. (2005) 90,090.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Laura Etheredge.