Mvolyé, Yaoundé

#11 among attractions in Yaoundé

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Mvolyé or Mvolye is a neighbourhood of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Around 1900, during Cameroon's colonial period, the site was part of the lands ruled by Karl Atangana. Atangana donated part of the area to the German Pallottine Fathers, a Roman Catholic missionary group. The Ewondo people had previously been unable to settle it due to a large rock there. The Fathers built a permanent mission, which opened Central and Eastern Cameroon to Christianisation. Atangana remained chief of the area. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 3°49'60"N, 11°30'0"E

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Nearby attractions include: Palais des Sports de Warda, Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Basilique Marie-Reine-des-Apôtres, Mvog-Betsi Zoo.

2.9 miN
Sport venue, Sport
Palais des Sports de Warda, Yaoundé
75 min walk • The Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex is an indoor sporting arena located in Yaoundé, Cameroun. The capacity of the arena is 5,263 people. It is used to host indoor sports such as basketball.
2.5 miNE
Church
Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Yaoundé
65 min walk • The Our Lady of Victories Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and serves as the cathedral of the metropolitan archdiocese of Yaoundé in Cameroon. It is located in the center of the city in the rotunda of the central post office.
0.8 miNE
Church
Basilique Marie-Reine-des-Apôtres, Yaoundé
21 min walk • The Basilique Marie-Reine-des-Apôtres is a Roman Catholic basilica dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary located in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The basilica is under the circumscription of the Archdiocese of Yaoundé. The basilica is built on the site of the first church built by the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit in Cameroon.
2.3 miN
Zoo
Mvog-Betsi Zoo, Yaoundé
60 min walk • The Mvog-Betsi Zoo is a botanical and zoological park located in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It is administered by the country's Ministry of Forestry and Fauna, and there is a wide range of species at the zoo, including big cats, reptiles, and birds of prey. Ape Action Africa has taken responsibility for the care of the primates at the zoo.
2.2 miNE
Art museum, Museum
Musée National, Yaoundé
56 min walk • The Cameroon National Museum is located in Yaoundé.
2.5 miNE
Museum
Blackitude Museum, Yaoundé
64 min walk • Blackitude Museum is an ethnographic museum in Yaoundé; Cameroon. The museum project began in March 1998 from a commitment of its founding president Her Majesty Ngo Nab.
1.6 miNE
Memorial, Monuments and statues
Monument de la Réunification, Yaoundé
42 min walk • Cameroon's Reunification Monument was constructed in the 1970s to memorialize the post-colonial merging of British and French Cameroon. Located in Yaounde, its architects are Gedeon Mpondo and Engelbert Mveng.
1.6 miNW
Universities and schools
International Relations Institute of Cameroon, Yaoundé
42 min walk • The International Relations Institute of Cameroon is one of the five Institutions of the University of Yaoundé II; it was created by decree of President Ahmadou Ahidjo on 24 April 1971. The organization of studies at the IRIC was renovated in 1993. Up until then, the Institute essentially focused on training diplomats.
4.6 miNE
Football, Sport venue, Sport
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
117 min walk • Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It is used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. It was built in 1972. The stadium has been renovated in 2016 ahead of the African Women Cup of Nations tournament. It has a capacity of 42,500 seats.
1.6 miN
Universities and schools
University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé
42 min walk • The University of Yaoundé I is a public university in Cameroon, located in the capital Yaoundé. It was formed in 1993 following a university reform that split the country's oldest university, the University of Yaoundé, into two separate entities: the University of Yaoundé I and the University of Yaoundé II.
1.6 miNE
Universities and schools
Catholic University of Central Africa, Yaoundé
42 min walk • The Catholic University of Central Africa is a private Roman Catholic university in Yaoundé, Cameroon.