Foumban
The Royal Palace of Foumban houses a museum dedicated to Ibrahim Njoya, the Bamoun sultan who invented the Bamum script — a writing system he created for his own language — making this city in Cameroon's Northwest Highlands a destination with a genuinely singular historical claim. The city is also a centre of Bamoun culture more broadly, with a museum of traditional arts, a craft centre, and a market serving the surrounding region.
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- Population130,287
- Nearest water from center 1.8 km1.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 7.3 km4.5 mi
Foumban: quick answers
Where is Foumban?
Foumban is in Cameroon.
How do you get to Foumban?
The nearest airport is Foumban (FOM), about 51 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Foumban?
The warmest month is February, averaging 26°C78°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 21°C69°F. The wettest month is August, with about 323 mm12.7 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Foumban?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 museums, 3 restaurants and 4 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.