Edéa

Place in Littoral Province, Cameroon

Edéa

Edea Cathedral

Edéa

Location in Cameroon

Coordinates: 3°48′N 10°8′E﻿ / ﻿3.800°N 10.133°E﻿ / 3.800; 10.133
Country|  Cameroon
Province| Littoral Province
Founded| 1891
Area

• Total

| 180 km2 (70 sq mi)
Elevation

| 35 m (115 ft)
Population

(2012)[1]

• Total

| 73,128
• Density| 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)

Edéa is a city located along the Sanaga River in Cameroon's Littoral Region. It lies on the Douala-Yaoundé-Ngaoundéré railway line. Its population was estimated at 122,300 in 2001. There are bauxite facilities, aluminium processing facility,[2] steel processing facility, timber facilities, paper facilities. These are primarily powered by the Edea Hydroelectric Power Station. Bananas, oil palm, and cacao are farmed nearby.

## Notable residents

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Basketball player Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje was born here in 1978[3] and peace activist Maximilienne Ngo Mbe went to school here.[4]

## Transport

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The city is served by the Cameroon Railway, which crosses the Sanaga River at this point.

In September, 2007, a metre gauge branch railway to the ocean port of Kribi was proposed, on account of it having deeper water than the river port of Douala.[5]

* The German Bridge
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* Colonial house used for administration

* Panoramic high angle view of Simbanematick Cathedral

* Dirt road from Dizangué to Edéa

* Saleswomen in a primary school

* Young nurse

* Primary school teacher

* Goods delivery trucks

* Beverage delivery

## See also

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* Communes of Cameroon
* Transport in Cameroon

## References

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1. ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.
2. ^ Refinery
3. ^ "Ruben Boumtje Boumtje supports Basketball for Development e.V. | Basketball for Development". www.basketballfordevelopment.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
4. ^ "Maximilienne Ngo Mbe, Biography". www.camerounweb.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
5. ^ allAfrica.com: Cameroon: Fresh Hopes for National Economy (Page 1 of 1)

3°48′N 10°08′E﻿ / ﻿3.800°N 10.133°E﻿ / 3.800; 10.133

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Communes of Littoral Region, Cameroon

Moungo|

* Baré
* Bonaléa
* Dibombari
* Ebone
* Loum
* Manjo
* Mbanga
* Melong
* Mombo
* Nkongsamba 1
* Nkongsamba 2
* Nkongsamba 3
* Penja

Nkam|

* Ndobian
* Nkondjock
* Yabassi
* Yingui

Sanaga-Maritime|

* Dizangué
* Dibamba
* Édéa (urban)
* Édéa (rural)
* Massock
* Mouanko
* Ndom
* Ngambe
* Ngwei
* Nyanon
* Pouma

Wouri|

* Douala

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