Nanga Eboko (Nanga-Eboko) is a town and municipality, capital of the Haute-Sanaga (Upper Sanaga) department in the Centre Province of Cameroon. It lies on the Sanaga River and counts a population of 29,814, of which 18,282 in the town.[1]
Nanga Eboko | |
|---|---|
 The town's market | |
  Nanga Eboko Location in Cameroon | |
| Coordinates: 4°40′15″N 12°22′23″E / 4.67083°N 12.37306°E | |
| Country |  Cameroon |
| Province | Centre |
| Department | Haute-Sanaga |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,000 km2 (3,000 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 631 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 29,814 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Climate | Aw |
History
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Geography
editThe town, located in the middle of Cameroon, lies between Yaoundé (172 km northeast), the national capital, and Bertoua (173 km east).
The municipality includes the town of Nanga Eboko itself and several villages:[2]
- Abam
- Berkong
- Bibassa
- Biboa
- Bifoulé
- Bikaga
- Bikang
- Bissaga
- Bitam
- Biwong
- Bogba
- Boundjou
- Déa
- Dingbekoua
- Eboulé
- Efoulane II
- Ekanga
- Ekok
- Ekondong
- Emtsé
- Essamesso
- Etog-Nang
- Ka'a
- Kom
- Lembé Badja
- Mangaé
- Mbenda
- Mbiam
- Mbomendjock
- Mebolé
- Mekak
- Mekomo
- Memia
- Mendoumbé
- Menga'a
- Mengoa
- Mengondé
- Mengué
- Messa'a
- Messegué
- Messibigui
- Mevounga
- Mewomé
- Meyang
- Meyosso
- Mezassa
- Mfomalène
- Mgboum
- Mimbang
- Mimbelé
- Mpandang
- Mpomtené
- Mvomzock
- Nangmana
- Ndandouck
- Ndemba
- Nding
- Ndjassi
- Ndjimekong
- Ndjombé
- Ngamba
- Ngamba-Ndel
- Ngoakomba
- Ngoulmekong
- Nkoambang
- Nkolmveng
- Nkondom
- Nya Yessé
- Okassang
- Okolat
- Ouassa-Bamvelé
- Sandja
- Sanga
- Sassé
- Zengoaga
Transport
editNanga Eboko has a railway station on the Camrail system, on the branch linking the national capital Yaoundé with Ngaoundéré. The station is located in the northern suburb of Nsimeyong.[3] The town has also a local unpaved airfield, and is crossed by the national highway N1.
Popular culture
editEddie Murphy's character in Trading Places dons a thinly veiled disguise as an exchange student from Cameroon named "Nanga Eboko".[4]
Notable people
edit- Asseng Protais, playwright
- Bio Paulin, footballer
- Loïc Mbe Soh, footballer
Gallery
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Town's centre -
Town's hospital -
A building nearby the railway
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 2005 Cameroon population statistics Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (BURCEP)
- ^ 3822286 Nanga Eboko on OpenStreetMap
- ^ 3273008473 Nanga Eboko railway station on OpenStreetMap
- ^ "Eddy Murphy is of Nanga Eboko origin in Cameroon" (stopblablacam.com)
External links
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Media related to Nanga Eboko at Wikimedia Commons