Obala
Sign in to saveObala is a town in Cameroon's Centre Province, ca 45 km north of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon.
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Place details
- Locality
- Obala
- Region
- Centre
- Country
- Cameroun
- Population
- 45,321
- Timezone
- Africa/Douala
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Obala
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ville d'Obala.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Downtown Obala
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cameroon
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Cameroon
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Cameroon
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Centre Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of Cameroon
- Country
- Cameroon
- Located in
- Lekié
- Elevation
- +539
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Obala Cameroun.jpg
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Article
3 sectionsContents
- Overview
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- References
Obala is a town in Cameroon's Centre Province, ca 45 km north of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon.
==Overview== left|thumb|Obala in Cameroon ː city boundaries with OSM. The town is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese and hosts a military academy. Tourists in Obala may visit the somewhat derelict Luna Park whose main attraction is a swimming pool. Not far from Obala are the Nachtigal Falls, actually a series of rapids in the Sanaga River. It has one fairly nice hotel and a large open-air market. The town's football club is called 'Tarzan'. The language spoken is Eton, a Beti language.