The department covers an area of 297 km2 and as of 2005 had a total population of 1,881,876.[1] The department forms the Yaoundé capital and greater area.
^ ab"Chapitre 4 : Caractéristique de la population"(PDF). Annuaire statistique du Cameroun 2010 - Deuxième partie : Population et affaires sociales (in French). Institut national de la statistique. p. 47. Retrieved July 21, 2012.