Galdi, Cameroon

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Galdi
Galdi is located in Cameroon
Galdi
Galdi
Coordinates: 7°05′N 13°51′E / 7.083°N 13.850°E / 7.083; 13.850
CountryCameroon Cameroon
RegionAdamawa
DepartmentVina
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total
1,529

Galdi (also Galde) is a village in the commune of Nyambaka, in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon, in the south-eastern part of the Adamawa Plateau.[2]

Population

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In 1967, Galdi contained 182 inhabitants, mainly Fula people[3]

At the time of the 2005 census, there were 1529 people in the village.[1]

There is a Sunday market in the village.[3]

Rock art

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A site with rock art has been discovered in the vicinity of the village, with more than 150 motifs, including stylised metal weapons, arrangements of cups, and other unidentified signs.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Troisième recensement général de la population et de l'habitat (3e RGPH, 2005), Bureau central des recensements et des études de population du Cameroun (BUCREP), 2010.
  2. ^ a b Narcisse Santores Tchandeu, « Découverte d’un site d’art rupestre à Galdi au moyen Cameroun », in Afrique : Archéologie & Arts, No. 5, 2009, p. 1739.
  3. ^ a b Dictionnaire des villages de l'Adamaoua, ONAREST, Yaoundé, October 1974, p. 25

Bibliography

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  • Jean Boutrais (ed.), Peuples et cultures de l'Adamaoua (Cameroun) : actes du colloque de Ngaoundéré, du 14 au 16 janvier 1992, ORSTOM, Paris ; Ngaoundéré-Anthropos, 1993, 316 p. ISBN 2-7099-1167-1
  • Dictionnaire des villages de l'Adamaoua, ONAREST, Yaoundé, October 1974, 133 p.
  • Narcisse Santores Tchandeu, « Découverte d’un site d’art rupestre à Galdi au moyen Cameroun », in Afrique : Archéologie & Arts, No. 5, 2009, p. 173-179.
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  • Nyambaka, on the website Communes et villes unies du Cameroun (CVUC)

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