Nanga Eboko
Place in Centre, Cameroon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nanga Eboko (Nanga-Eboko) is a town and municipality, capital of the Haute-Sanaga (Upper Sanaga) department in the Centre Province of Cameroon. It lies on the Sanaga River and counts a population of 29,814, of which 18,282 in the town.[1]
Nanga Eboko | |
|---|---|
 The town's market | |
  Nanga Eboko Location in Cameroon | |
| Coordinates: 4°40′15″N 12°22′23″E | |
| Country |  Cameroon |
| Province | Centre |
| Department | Haute-Sanaga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,000 km2 (3,000 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 631 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 29,814 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Climate | Aw |
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The town, located in the middle of Cameroon, lies between Yaoundé (172 km northeast), the national capital, and Bertoua (173 km east).
The municipality includes the town of Nanga Eboko itself and several villages:[2]
- Abam
- Berkong
- Bibassa
- Biboa
- Bifoulé
- Bikaga
- Bikang
- Bissaga
- Bitam
- Biwong
- Bogba
- Boundjou
- Déa
- Dingbekoua
- Eboulé
- Efoulane II
- Ekanga
- Ekok
- Ekondong
- Emtsé
- Essamesso
- Etog-Nang
- Ka'a
- Kom
- Lembé Badja
- Mangaé
- Mbenda
- Mbiam
- Mbomendjock
- Mebolé
- Mekak
- Mekomo
- Memia
- Mendoumbé
- Menga'a
- Mengoa
- Mengondé
- Mengué
- Messa'a
- Messegué
- Messibigui
- Mevounga
- Mewomé
- Meyang
- Meyosso
- Mezassa
- Mfomalène
- Mgboum
- Mimbang
- Mimbelé
- Mpandang
- Mpomtené
- Mvomzock
- Nangmana
- Ndandouck
- Ndemba
- Nding
- Ndjassi
- Ndjimekong
- Ndjombé
- Ngamba
- Ngamba-Ndel
- Ngoakomba
- Ngoulmekong
- Nkoambang
- Nkolmveng
- Nkondom
- Nya Yessé
- Okassang
- Okolat
- Ouassa-Bamvelé
- Sandja
- Sanga
- Sassé
- Zengoaga
Nanga Eboko has a railway station on the Camrail system, on the branch linking the national capital Yaoundé with Ngaoundéré. The station is located in the northern suburb of Nsimeyong.[3] The town has also a local unpaved airfield, and is crossed by the national highway N1.
Eddie Murphy's character in Trading Places dons a thinly veiled disguise as an exchange student from Cameroon named "Nanga Eboko".[4]
- Asseng Protais, playwright
- Bio Paulin, footballer
- Loïc Mbe Soh, footballer
Town's centre
Town's hospital
A building nearby the railway
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