Edéa
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Edéa | |
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City and commune | |
 Edéa in 2013 | |
  Edéa Location in Cameroon | |
| Coordinates: 3°48′N 10°8′E / 3.800°N 10.133°E | |
| Country |  Cameroon |
| Province | Littoral Province |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Area | |
• Total | 180 km2 (70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 73,128 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
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
[edit]From 20 to 26 October 1914, the First Battle of Edea took place in and nearby Edéa, and ended in an allied victory.[2] The Second Battle of Edea also ended in an allied victory.
Economy
[edit]Edéa is powered by the Edea Hydroelectric Power Station.[3]
Agriculture
[edit]A primarily agricultural economy, Edéa's main product is palm oil. In 2015, Yaouba Abdoulaye funded the local government FCFA$612,000,000 to build processing plants.[4] Palm oil company Socapalm has operated a 3,712-hectare (37.12 km2) palm oil planation in Edéa since 1969, on a lease which was supposed to end in 2000.[5] On 25 March 2025, members of the Association of Women Residents of Socapalm-Édéa (AFRISE; abbreviated from French name)—a local organization against Socapalm—protested to stop the company from replanting,[6] and were subsiquently tear gassed by local police.[5]
Edéa is also situated near Douala Edéa National Park.[7]
Transportation
[edit]Edéa is served by Camrail. In September 2007, a metre gauge branch railway to the ocean port of Kribi was proposed, on account of it having deeper water than the river port of Douala.[8] In August 2020, Camrail completed improvements on several nearby railway bridges.[9][10] In September 2021, the Cameroonian government gathered investors to fund 291 kilometers of railway construction, part of which running through Edéa.[11][12]
Cameroon National Highway 7 begins in Edéa, ending in Kribi.
Notable people
[edit]- Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje (born 1978), basketball player[13]
- Maximilienne Ngo Mbe (born 1972), human rights campaigner[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.
- ^ Strachan, Hew; Strachan, Hew (2004). The First World War in Africa. The First World War. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-19-925728-7.
- ^ "Edea Hydroelectric Power Plant Cameroon - GEO". globalenergyobservatory.org. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ^ "Cameroon injects 612 million FCFA in palm oil production in Edéa". Business in Cameroon. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ a b Schneider, Victoria; Kenné, Yannick (2025-04-04). "Palm oil company uses armed forces, tear gas against protesting villagers in Cameroon". Mongabay Environmental News. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Cameroon: Resistance against SOCAPALM replanting operations is fertile! | World Rainforest Movement". www.wrm.org.uy. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). ramsar.wetlands.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ allAfrica.com: Cameroon: Fresh Hopes for National Economy (Page 1 of 1)
- ^ "Cameroon to organize an investors roundtable in Sep 2021 to fund the construction of 291 km of railroad". Business in Cameroon. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ BOLLORE. "Thirteen railway bridges renovated in Cameroon". Ecofin Agency. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Cameroon to organize an investors roundtable in Sep 2021 to fund the construction of 291 km of railroad". Business in Cameroon. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ mulyungi, patrick (2021-07-28). "Construction of Edéa-Kribi-Campo & Douala-Limbe-Idenau railway lines". Constructionreview. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Ruben Boumtje Boumtje supports Basketball for Development e.V. | Basketball for Development". www.basketballfordevelopment.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Maximilienne Ngo Mbe, Biography". www.camerounweb.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
3°48′N 10°08′E / 3.800°N 10.133°E
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