Ebolowa is the capital of
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 ...
's
South Region. It has a population of 79,500 (2001 estimate). It is a colonial town and a notable agricultural centre.
Overview
The main crop is
cocoa
Cocoa may refer to:
Chocolate
* Chocolate
* ''Theobroma cacao'', the cocoa tree
* Cocoa bean, seed of ''Theobroma cacao''
* Chocolate liquor, or cocoa liquor, pure, liquid chocolate extracted from the cocoa bean, including both cocoa butter and ...
.
It also hosts an important number of administrative services, being the capital of both the South Region and the
Mvila
Mvila is a department of South Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 8697 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 179,429. The capital of the department lies at Ebolowa.
Subdivisions
The department is divided administ ...
département.
Ebolowa is located at .
Tarred roads link Ebolowa to
Mbalmayo
Mbalmayo is a town in Cameroon's Centre Region. The town had 60,091 inhabitants in 2012. It is the capital of the Nyong-et-So'o Division It is located at the banks of the Nyong river between Ebolowa and Yaoundé. It is an agricultural centre ...
and
Ambam
Ambam is a town and commune in South Province of Cameroon on the border with Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. This frontier town is located approximately 220 km from Yaoundé and as of 2005 had a population of 1,596. Traditionally, it has traded ...
.
Accident
On Sunday, May 6, 2007, the search for the wreckage of
Kenya Airways Flight 507
Kenya Airways Flight 507 was a scheduled Abidjan–Douala–Nairobi passenger service, operated with a Boeing 737-800, that crashed in the initial stage of its second leg on 5 May 2007, immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airpo ...
began to focus on the area around Ebolowa. En route from Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, to Nairobi, Kenya, Flight KQ 507 took off at 00:05 local time on Saturday (23:05 GMT Friday) after a stop in Douala, Cameroon. The flight was scheduled to reach Nairobi at 06:15 local time (03:15 GMT) but a distress signal was received shortly after its takeoff from Douala.
Gallery
File:Rue d'Elobowa.jpg, Downtown Ebolowa
File:Carrefour An 2000.jpg, An 2000 Junction
File:Ebolowa, Hotel du comice - Bengo hotel.jpg, Bengo Hotel in Ebolowa
File:Une Rue à Ebolowa.jpg, A street in Ebolowa
File:Mosqué centrale d'Ebolowa 01.jpg, Central Mosque Ebolowa
File:Mairie d'Ebolowa 1.jpg, Ebolowa City Council
File:Carrefour Samba1.jpg, Monument of Martin Paul Samba
See also
*
Communes of Cameroon
The Arrondissements of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. The arrondissements are organised by divisions and sub divisions of each province (now Regions).
As of 2005 (and since 1996) there are 2 urban commu ...
References
Populated places in South Region (Cameroon)
Provincial capitals in Cameroon
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