Galdi (also Galde) is a village in the
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
of
Nyambaka
Nyambaka 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 ...
, in the
Adamawa Region
The Adamawa Region (french: Région de l'Adamaoua) is a constituent region of the Republic of Cameroon. It borders the Centre and East regions to the south, the Northwest and West regions to the southwest, Nigeria to the west, the Central Afr ...
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 ...
, in the south-eastern part of the
Adamawa Plateau
The Adamawa Plateau (french: Massif de l'Adamaoua) is a plateau region in west-central Africa stretching from south-eastern Nigeria through north-central Cameroon ( Adamawa and North Provinces) to the Central African Republic. The part of the pl ...
.
[Narcisse Santores Tchandeu]
« Découverte d’un site d’art rupestre à Galdi au moyen Cameroun »
in ''Afrique : Archéologie & Arts'', No. 5, 2009, p. 1739.
Population
In 1967, Galdi contained 182 inhabitants, mainly
Fula people
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people ( ff, Fulɓe, ; french: Peul, links=no; ha, Fulani or Hilani; pt, Fula, links=no; wo, Pël; bm, Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. ...
[''Dictionnaire des villages de l'Adamaoua''](_blank)
ONAREST, Yaoundé, October 1974, p. 25
At the time of the 2005 census, there were 1529 people in the village.
There is a Sunday market in the village.
Rock art
A site with
rock art
In archaeology, rock art is human-made markings placed on natural surfaces, typically vertical stone surfaces. A high proportion of surviving historic and prehistoric rock art is found in caves or partly enclosed rock shelters; this type also ...
has been discovered in the vicinity of the village, with more than 150 motifs, including stylised metal weapons, arrangements of cups, and other unidentified signs.
References
Bibliography
* Jean Boutrais (ed.), ''Peuples et cultures de l'Adamaoua (Cameroun) : actes du colloque de Ngaoundéré, du 14 au 16 janvier 1992'', ORSTOM, Paris ; Ngaoundéré-Anthropos, 1993, 316 p.
''Dictionnaire des villages de l'Adamaoua'' ONAREST, Yaoundé, October 1974, 133 p.
* Narcisse Santores Tchandeu
« Découverte d’un site d’art rupestre à Galdi au moyen Cameroun » in ''Afrique : Archéologie & Arts'', No. 5, 2009, p. 173-179.
External links
{{Portal, Cameroon
Nyambaka on the website ''Communes et villes unies du Cameroun'' (CVUC)
Populated places in Adamawa Region
Rock art in Africa