Douala, Kamerun Güncel Saati — WAT.

Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country's major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA). It is the commercial and economic capital of Cameroon and the entire CEMAC region comprising Gabon, Congo, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic and Cameroon. Consequently, it handles most of the country's major exports, such as oil, cocoa and coffee, timber, metals and fruits. As of 2025, the city and its surrounding area had an estimated population of 4,346,000, while the city proper had an estimated population of 3,816,500. The city sits on the estuary of the Wouri River and its climate is tropical.

Distance-wise, Douala is closest to London (~5,356 km), Dubai (~5,399 km), São Paulo (~6,828 km); Sydney is the far end at roughly 14,838 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.

Douala sits inside Kamerun — the Middle Africa subregion, capital Yaoundé, languages English, French, currency XAF (Fr).

Around Douala, the nearest mapped reference cities are Souza Gare (23 km), Tiko (38 km), Muyuka (42 km), Mutengene (44 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for WAT planning.

Closest curated airport references from Douala: DLA Douala (5 km), NSI Yaoundé (208 km).

In 2015, A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.