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Edéa is a city located along the Sanaga River in Cameroon's Littoral Region. It lies on the Douala–Yaoundé railway line. Its population was estimated at 122,300 in 2001. There are bauxite facilities, aluminium processing facility,
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processing facility, timber facilities, paper facilities. These are primarily powered by the Edea Hydroelectric Power Station.
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s, oil palm, and
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are farmed nearby.


Notable residents

Basketball player Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje was born here in 1978 and peace activist
Maximilienne Ngo Mbe Maximilienne Chantal Ngo Mbe is a Cameroonian human-rights campaigner. She leads the Réseau des Défenseurs des Droits Humains en Afrique Centrale (REDHAC). She was given the International Women of Courage Award in 2021. Life She has led the Cam ...
went to school here.


Transport

The city is served by the
Cameroon Railway 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 ...
, which crosses the Sanaga River at this point. In September, 2007, a branch railway to the port of Kribi was proposed, on account of it having deeper water than Douala.allAfrica.com: Cameroon: Fresh Hopes for National Economy (Page 1 of 1)
/ref> File:Pont d'édea 03.JPG File:PONT EDEA...JPG File:Pont sur la Sanaga.JPG File:Pont allemand edea.jpg File:Edea vue aérienne.jpg File:Maison colonialle.JPG, Colonial house used for administration File:La -Cathedrale d'Edea-vue-du ciel-Simbanematick.jpg, Panoramic high angle view of Simbanematick Cathedral File:Route de terre à Dizangué près de Douala.jpg, Dirt road from Dizangué to Edéa File:Commercantes ecole.jpg, Saleswomen in a primary school File:Jeune infirmiere.jpg, Young nurse File:Enseignante ecole.jpg, Primary school teacher File:WL-Cameroun-Edéa-Camions de transport de bière au dépôt.jpg, Goods delivery trucks File:Chargeurs casiers.jpg, Beverage delivery


See also

* Communes of Cameroon * Transport in Cameroon


References

Populated places in Littoral Region (Cameroon) {{Cameroon-geo-stub