Edéa
Sign in to saveEdéa is a city and commune in the Littoral Region of Cameroon. Situated on the Sanaga River, it lies on the Douala–Yaoundé–Ngaoundéré railway line. Its population was estimated at 122,300 in 2001.
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Place details
- Locality
- Edéa
- Region
- Littoral
- Country
- Cameroun
- Population
- 103,861
- Timezone
- Africa/Douala
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Edéa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City and commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Edea vue aérienne.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Edéa in 2013
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cameroon
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Cameroon
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Cameroon
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Littoral Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.established_title
Key dates
- Inception
- 1891
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of Cameroon
- Official name
- Édéa
- Country
- Cameroon
- Located in
- Sanaga-Maritime
- Population
- +25398
- Area
- +180
- Elevation
- +35
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Sanaga-Maritime
- Image
- Edea vue aérienne.jpg
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Edéa is a city and commune in the Littoral Region of Cameroon. Situated on the Sanaga River, it lies on the Douala–Yaoundé–Ngaoundéré railway line. Its population was estimated at 122,300 in 2001.
== History == During World War I, the First Battle of Edea took place from 20 to 26 October 1914 in and around Edéa, and ended in an Allied victory. The Second Battle of Edea, in 1915, also ended in an Allied victory.