Nkongsamba
Sign in to saveNkongsamba is a city in western Cameroon. It is in the Moungo department, which is in the Littoral. As of the 2005 Census, the city had a population of 104,050. It is a centre for the farming of palm oil, bananas and coffee, and is between two mountains, the Manengouba Massif () and Mount Nlonako. The central point is the "Ville"; other areas are measured in "Kilo", for kilometer. Mbo (Manenguba) is one of the languages used locally: in the surrounding district, Kaa and Baneka are used.
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Place details
- Locality
- Nkongsamba
- Region
- Littoral
- Country
- Cameroun
- Population
- 162,309
- Timezone
- Africa/Douala
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Nikongsamba
- Settlement.type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cameroon
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Cameroon
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 826
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1917
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Cameroon
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Littoral
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Key dates
- Inception
- 1917
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of Cameroon
- Country
- Cameroon
- Located in
- Moungo
- Population
- +131000
- Elevation
- +792
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Moungo
- Image
- Nkongsamba 02.jpg
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- P12749
- Pietro Perugino
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- See also
- References
Nkongsamba is a city in western Cameroon. It is in the Moungo department, which is in the Littoral. As of the 2005 Census, the city had a population of 104,050. It is a centre for the farming of palm oil, bananas and coffee, and is between two mountains, the Manengouba Massif () and Mount Nlonako. The central point is the "Ville"; other areas are measured in "Kilo", for kilometer. Mbo (Manenguba) is one of the languages used locally: in the surrounding district, Kaa and Baneka are used.
== Other places == thumb|Nkongsamba central market, Cameroon, in 1969|alt= Baré is a village about from Ville. There is a weekly Thursday market at which farmers from the surrounding area gather to sell their goods.