Originally it was located in the valley just NE of current Djohong and was named "Dzong."

Gbaya and Fulbe are the dominant ethnicities in the town with smaller representations of Mbororo, Pana, Tupuri, Bassa and Bamilike.

The Mbéré Valley National Park is a protected nature zone consisting of 77,000 hectares.

The biodiversity in the area is one of the main reasons why the Cameroonian government decided to protect the valley.

The area surrounding Djohong has a significant refugee population from the Central African Republic.