International in Seattle: Communities & Representations

Cameroonian in Seattle

COUNTRY:

Cameroon

Nationality

Cameroonian

# of Sister Cities in WA

Seattle Sister City Nation

Yes

Seattle Sister City

Limbe

Consulate in Seattle

Honorary Consul in Seattle

Companies from this nation operating in Seattle region

to be confirmed

Nearest Consulate General

Washington, DC

Chamber of Commerce in PNW

Historical, Cultural & Community Groups, including places of worship.

Yes

Local Immigrant Population*

1000

*Immigrant Population is an estimated sum of the number of naturalized Americans from this country and citizens from this country living in the Seattle Metro Area under any sort of immigration visa. It does not count the American offspring or descendants of immigrants from this country, which can go back many generations and account for large numbers of people. 1,000 is the default number when we don’t have a better count.

Languages

French and English are both official languages of Cameroon, so most Cameroonians you meet are likely to be bilingual.

Find Cameroonian culture in WA state

Cameroonians began arriving as immigrants to America around the 1960’s after the country gained independence. Seattle was not a natural destination and did not develop a large Cameroonian population, but there are some Cameroonian immigrants and first generation American Cameroonians in the region. Seattle is sister cities with Limbe, the capital of Cameroon.

Local Contact for this Nation:

Executive Director at:

https://www.seattlelimbe.org/