Campo is a town located on the

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...

coast of southern

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

, serving as the main

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for travel to

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...

. It is situated just north of the

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of the

Ntem River The Campo (Spanish: ''Río Campo'', French: ''Rivière Ntem'') or Ntem River is a border river in Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It rises in Gabon, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean in Cameroon in the Bight of Biafra. Towns * ...

. It lies near the

Campo Ma'an National Park Campo Ma'an National Park is a 2,680 square kilometer National Park in Cameroon, located in the South Region in the Océan division. It borders with Equatorial Guinea on the south, the Atlantic Ocean to its west, the Vallée-du-Ntem and the ...

. Campo retains traces of German colonial heritage, notably in a public building on the beachfront near the town centre. It serves as the administrative center for the Campo Subdivision of the Ocean Division, housing the sub-divisional officer (SDO). The town is connected by road to Kribi along the coast and to Ma'an and Ebolowa via the road through Campo Ma'an National Park. Tourism in Campo is increasing, largely driven by visitors to the National Park. The town is home to the headquarters of the National Park, where entrance fees must be paid.

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