Edéa Explained

Official Name:Edéa
Pushpin Map:Cameroon
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cameroon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cameroon
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Littoral Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1891
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:180
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:73128
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:3.8°N 18°W
Elevation M:35

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

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

Transport

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]

See also

References

3.8°N 18°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Gazetteer . dead . https://archive.today/20130111113713/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-53&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&srt=pnan . 2013-01-11 .
  2. https://www.egis-group.com/action/realisations/aluminium-plant-edea-cameroon Refinery
  3. Web site: Ruben Boumtje Boumtje supports Basketball for Development e.V. Basketball for Development. 2021-03-09. www.basketballfordevelopment.org.
  4. Web site: Maximilienne Ngo Mbe, Biography. 2021-03-09. www.camerounweb.com.
  5. http://allafrica.com/stories/200707110899.html allAfrica.com: Cameroon: Fresh Hopes for National Economy (Page 1 of 1)