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Sangmélima

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Also known as Sangmelima

Sangmélima is a town on the Lobo River, and also the chief town of Dja-et-Lobo, in the South Region of Cameroon. The language spoken there is Bulu.

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Place details

Locality
Sangmélima
Region
Sud
Country
Cameroun
Population
80,036
Timezone
Africa/Douala

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Sangmélima
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Sangmelima Cameroon.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
Sangmélima in 2014
Settlement.pushpin_map
Cameroon
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
top
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Cameroon
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
24px Cameroon
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Division
Settlement.population_as_of
2012
Settlement.population_total
64227
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title
Religions

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Wikidata facts

Country
Cameroon
Located in
Dja-et-Lobo
Elevation
543
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Image
Sangmelima Cameroon.jpg
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Commons category
Sangmélima
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
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  • History
  • Economy
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  • Transportation
  • References

Sangmélima is a town on the Lobo River, and also the chief town of Dja-et-Lobo, in the South Region of Cameroon. The language spoken there is Bulu.

== History == In 1963, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sangmélima was founded.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sangmélima” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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