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Nyong River
River in Cameroon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nyong (formerly German: Yong) is a river in Cameroon. The river flows approximately 690 kilometres (430 mi) to empty into the Gulf of Guinea.
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![]() Nyong River | |
![]() The Nyong River in Cameroon | |
Location | |
Country | Cameroon |
Regions | Littoral Region, East Region, South Region, Centre RegionCentre Region |
Cities | Abong-Mbang, Mbalmayo |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Near Abong-Mbang |
• coordinates | 3°52′00″N 13°28′00″E |
• elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft) |
Mouth | Bight of Biafra |
• coordinates | 3°15′39″N 9°54′16″E |
• elevation | 0 m |
Length | 690 km (430 mi) |
Basin size | 27,800 km2 (10,734 sq mi) [1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Déhané |
• average | 446 m3/s (15,800 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | 40 m3/s (1,400 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 1,226 m3/s (43,300 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | Nyong River |
Population | 1,179,200 |
Tributaries | |
• left | Long Mafok, Soo, Soumou, Kama [1] |
• right | Kom, Mfoumou, Afamba, Ato, Mefou, Akono, Liyeke, Kéllé [1] |
Waterfalls | Trappenbeck Rapids |
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