Nkongsamba is a city in western

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. It is in the Moungo

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, which is in the Littoral region. As of the 2005 Census, the city had a population of 104,050. It is a centre for the farming of

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, and is between two mountains, the Manengouba Massif () and Mount Nlonako. The central point is the "Ville"; other areas are measured in "Kilo", for kilometer. Mbo (Manenguba) is one of the languages used locally: in the surrounding district,

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and Baneka are used.

Other places

Baré is a village about from Ville. There is a weekly Thursday market at which farmers from the surrounding area gather to sell their goods.

Transport

Nkongsamba was the terminus of the western railway line from the port of

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. Completed by German colonists in 1911, the railway line played a critical economic role in facilitating the shipment of agricultural commodities, especially coffee, to Douala. Nkongsamba slid into economic decline with the closure of the last segment of the line from

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. The town's charming

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railway station remains but has been converted to housing. The city also has an abandoned

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Notable natives

Daniel Kamwa Daniel Kamwa (born 14 April 1943) is a filmmaker and actor from Nkongsamba, Cameroon. He studied drama in Paris, France, before producing his first film, ''Boubou-cravate'', in 1973. His 1981 film '' Our Daughter'' was entered into the 12th Moscow ...

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Diederrick Joel Diederrick Joel Tagueu Tadjo (born 6 December 1993) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for Marítimo in Primeira Liga. Club career Londrina Born in Nkongsamba, Joel moved to Brazil in September 2009, joining Iraty's youth set ...

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Gallery

File:Mont Nllonako a distance.jpg, Mount Nllonako File:Nkongsamba 01.jpg, Manengouba Massif from central market File:Nkongsamba 02.jpg, Lele junction File:Vallée de 2Kilo.jpg, Vallée de 2Kilo File:Mont Manégoumba a Nkongsamba.jpg, Manengouba mount File:Mont-Manengouba 01.jpg, Manengouba massif File:MontNlonako.jpg, Nlonako Mount File:Ekom Nkam 10.jpg File:Cattedrale dell'Immacolata a Nkongsamba.jpg, Cattedrale dell'Immacolata a Nkongsamba File:Ntsebe, une dance folklorique du Cameroun 20.jpg, Le Ntsebe est une dance folklorique de la famille Bamougong de Nkongsamba.

References

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

Other places

Transport

Notable natives

Gallery

See also

References