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Yagoua Facts

Area	12.0 km²
Population	338,091
Male Population	162,109 (47.9%)
Female Population	175,982 (52.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+216.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+42.5%
Median Age	14.6 years (Male: 13.8, Female: 15.6)
Local Time
Timezone	West Africa Time
Lat & Lng	10.34107, 15.23288

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Yagoua Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	106,811	196,380	237,250	307,455	338,091
Population Density	8,900.9 / km²	16,365 / km²	19,770.8 / km²	25,621.3 / km²	28,174.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Yagoua Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 29.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Yagoua	+187.8%	+56.6%	+29.6%
Far North Region (Cameroon)	+210.6%	+90.2%	+42.4%
Cameroon	+201.5%	+93.5%	+46.5%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Yagoua Median Age

Median Age: 14.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Yagoua	14.6 yrs	15.6 yrs	13.8 yrs
Far North Region (Cameroon)	14.7 yrs	15.6 yrs	14.1 yrs
Cameroon	18 yrs	18.4 yrs	17.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Yagoua Population Density

Population Density: 28,174 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Yagoua	338,091	12 km²	28,174 / km²
Far North Region (Cameroon)	4.1 million	34,290.7 km²	119 / km²
Cameroon	23.2 million	463,892.8 km²	50 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Yagoua Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 900 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Yagoua CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Yagoua	104,383 tn	0.31 tn	8,698.6 tons/km²
Far North Region (Cameroon)	1,205,731 tn	0.3 tn	35.2 tons/km²
Cameroon	6,943,081 tn	0.3 tn	15 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Yagoua CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	104,383 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.31 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	8,698.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Yagoua

Yagoua is a town and commune in the Far North Province of Cameroon. It is the capital of the department of Mayo-Danay.

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