Bélabo is a town and commune in

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

, lying on the

Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...

– N'Gaoundéré

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. Near the town lies the Sanaga-Yong

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rescue centre.

Transport

The town has a railway station served by

Camrail Camrail is a company operating passenger and freight traffic between the two largest cities in Cameroon and several smaller cities. The company was formed in 1999 and granted a 20-year concession to operate the Cameroon National Railway. The compa ...

, and lies on the

Sanaga River The Sanaga River (formerly german: Zannaga) is the largest river in Cameroon located in East Region, Centre Region and Littoral Region. Its length is about from the confluence of Djérem and Lom River. The total length of Sanaga-Djérem Rive ...

Factory

The town has a quarry supplying ballast and aggregate for a factory making concrete sleepers.

Statistics

* Population = 22,553

References

Populated places in East Region (Cameroon) Communes of Cameroon {{Cameroon-geo-stub

Transport

Factory

Statistics

See also

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