Edéa is a city located along 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 ...

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; th ...

's Littoral Region. It lies on the Douala–Yaoundé railway line. Its population was estimated at 122,300 in 2001. There are

bauxite Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO(O ...

facilities,

aluminium Aluminium (aluminum in AmE, American and CanE, Canadian English) is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately o ...

processing facility, steel processing facility,

timber Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including Beam (structure), beams and plank (wood), planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as fini ...

facilities, paper facilities. These are primarily powered by the

Edea Hydroelectric Power Station The Edea Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant of the Sanaga River near Edéa in Cameroon. It has a power generating capacity of enough to power over 136,600 homes. Nearly 60% of the power goes to the aluminum smelter. See also * List ...

Banana A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry (botany), berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa (genus), Musa''. In some countries, Cooking banana, bananas used for ...

oil palm ''Elaeis'' () is a genus of palms containing two species, called oil palms. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African oil palm '' Elaeis guineensis'' (the species name ''guineensis'' referring to its co ...

, and cacao are farmed nearby.

Notable residents

Basketball player

Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje Ruben Bertrand Boumtje-Boumtje (born May 20, 1978) is a Cameroonian professional basketball executive and former player who last served as the assistant general manager of the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball ...

was born here in 1978 and peace activist Maximilienne Ngo Mbe 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

at this point. In September, 2007, a branch railway to the port of

Kribi Kribi is a beach resort and sea port in Cameroon. Location The coastal town of Kribi lies on the Gulf of Guinea, in Océan Department, South Province, at the mouth of the Kienké River. This location, lies approximately , by road, south of ...

was proposed, on account of it having deeper water than

Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA), it is the comm ...

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/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

References

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