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Bélabo is a town and commune in
Bélabo 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 west and north; Chad to the northeast; the ...
, lying on the Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...
– N'Gaoundéré railway line
Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology. The difference between the American term ''railroad'' and the international term ''railway'' (used by the International Union of Railways and English-speaking countries outside the United Sta ...
. Near the town lies the Sanaga-Yong chimpanzee
The chimpanzee (''Pan troglodytes''), also known as simply the chimp, is a species of great ape native to the forest and savannah of tropical Africa. It has four confirmed subspecies and a fifth proposed subspecies. When its close relative t ...
rescue centre.
Transport
The town has a railway station served by Camrail, and lies on the Sanaga River.Factory
The town has a quarry supplying ballast and aggregate for a factory making concrete sleepers.Statistics
* Population = 22,553See also
*Railway stations in Cameroon
The list of railway stations in Cameroon includes:
Stations served by passenger trains
Towns served by rail
Existing
( gauge plantation railway)
* Limbe - port, terminal, cement works
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( gauge)
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* Nkongsamba (W) – railhead ...
References
Populated places in East Region (Cameroon) Communes of Cameroon {{Cameroon-geo-stub