Bonabéri is a port in the
Littoral Region 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 ...
. It is located on the western side of the harbour across the
Wouri River
The Wouri (also Vouri or Vuri) is a river in Cameroon. Cameroon has two major rivers, the Sanaga, the longest at about 525 km (325 miles) long and the Wouri, the largest. The Wouri forms at the confluence of the rivers Nkam and Makombé, ...
from the larger port of
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 com ...
.
Districts
Bonaberi has 10 districts:
* Bojongo
* Bonamatoumbe
* Bonamikano
* Bonassama
* Bonendale I
* Bonendale II
* Djebale I
* Djebale II
* Mambanda
* Nkomba
Administration
Municipality has been headed by a mayor since 1987.
Transport
It is served by a station on the national railway system.
Views of Bonaberi
File:River Wouri.jpg, Bonaberi from Wouri
File:Mangrove Bonabéri.jpg, Bonaberi mangrove swamp
Mangrove forests, also called mangrove swamps, mangrove thickets or mangals, are productive wetlands that occur in coastal intertidal zones. Mangrove forests grow mainly at tropical and subtropical latitudes because mangroves cannot withstand fre ...
File:Pont sur le Wouri.JPG, Bonaberi Entrance from Wouri
File:Bushtaxi in Bonabéri.jpg, Taxi-brousse at Bonabéri
(2016-2017)
File:Mouvements de bœufs à Bonaberi Douala.jpg, Herd of oxen on the road(2019).
File:Palais en ruine 02.jpg, Chefferie at Bonendale (2013)
File:Canoe riding.jpg, Boats on Wouri (2020)
File:Couché du soleil.jpg, Couché du soleil at Bonendale (2013)
File:Sandrine dole dear goddy01.jpg, Bonendale, artist residency (2012)
File:Dans les rues de Bonaberi à Douala.jpg, Bonaberi Streets (2015).
File:BONABERI NEW BRIDGE.jpg, Beautiful night shot of the Bonaberi bridge
File:Pont sur le Wouri(en construction) 01.jpg, Le deuxième pont en construction sur le fleuve Wouri pour relier Bonaberi à Douala.
File:Chateaux Douala Bonaberi.jpg, Water Tank at Bonaberi Doaula
Notable people
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Ernestine Gwet Bell
Ernestine Gwet-Bell (born 1953) is a gynaecologist from Cameroon, who supervised the first successful in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment in Cameroon.
Early life
Gwet-Bell was born in 1953 in Sackbayémé, in the department of Sanaga Ma ...
- gynaecologist who supervised the birth of Cameroon's first IVF baby, worked at Council of Baptist and Evangelical Churches Hospital.
See also
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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 com ...
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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 ...
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Communes of Cameroon
The Arrondissements of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. The arrondissements are organised by divisions and sub divisions of each province (now Regions).
As of 2005 (and since 1996) there are 2 urban comm ...
References
External links
Bonaberi.comBonaberi photo gallery
Populated places in Littoral Region (Cameroon)
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