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  2. Douala - Wikipedia

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    www.douala-city.org. Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country’s major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA).

  3. Cameroon - Wikipedia

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    At 475,442 square kilometres (183,569 sq mi), Cameroon is the world's 53rd-largest country. [84] The country is located in Central Africa, on the Bight of Bonny, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. [85] Cameroon lies between latitudes 1° and 13°N, and longitudes 8° and 17°E.

  4. Littoral Region (Cameroon) - Wikipedia

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    CM-LT. HDI (2017) 0.673 [1] medium · 1st of 10. The Littoral Region (French: Région du Littoral) is a region of Cameroon. Its capital is Douala. As of 2004, its population was 3,174,437. [2] Its name is due to the region being largely littoral, and associated with the sea coast. The Douala Edéa Wildlife Reserve is in the region.

  5. History of Cameroon - Wikipedia

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    French Cameroon achieved independence on January 1, 1960. After Guinea, it was the second of France's colonies in Sub-Saharan Africa to become independent. On 21 February 1960, the new nation held a constitutional referendum, approving a new constitution. On 5 May 1960, Ahmadou Ahidjo became president.

  6. Duala people - Wikipedia

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    The Duala (or Sawa) are a Bantu ethnic group of Cameroon. They primarily inhabit the littoral and southwest region of Cameroon and form a portion of the Sawabantu or "coastal people" of Cameroon. The Dualas readily welcomed German and French colonial policies. The number of German-speaking Africans increased in central African German colonies ...

  7. List of rulers of the Duala - Wikipedia

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    The rulers of the Duala are the headmen, chiefs, paramount chiefs, and kings of the Duala people of Cameroon. The earliest known Duala rulers, according to Duala oral history, were Mbongo and his son Mbedi. From Mbedi's home at Pīti, northeast of the modern city of Douala, his sons migrated southward. Ewale a Mbedi settled on the Wouri River ...

  8. Limbé, Cameroon - Wikipedia

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    150 m (490 ft) Population. (2005) • Total. 84,223 (Census) Climate. Am. Limbé or Limbe (known as Victoria from 1858 to 1982) is a seaside city in the South-West Region of Cameroon, At the 2005 Census, the population was 84,223.

  9. Timeline of Douala - Wikipedia

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    Cameroon portal. v. t. e. 1472 - the Portuguese visit the area during the Age of Exploration. 1845 - Alfred Saker of the British Baptist Missionary Society arrives in Douala. 1849 - Native Baptist Church of Douala built. 1859 (July 8) - Arrangement Anglo-douala signed. 1868 - The company Woermann-Linie in Cameroon.