Mbakaou
Mbakaou | |
|---|---|
  Mbakaou | |
| Coordinates: 6°19′00″N 12°49′00″E / 6.31667°N 12.8167°E | |
| Country | Cameroon  |
| Region | Adamawa |
| Department | Djérem |
Mbakaou is a village in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon. It is part of the commune of Tibati.[1] The economy is based mainly on fishing.[2]
The town has a hydroelectric power plant with an energy output of 213 Kw operated by Enéo, Cameroon's national electricity service.[3] The plant is designed supplies energy to around 300 households in eight communes.[4] From 2019 to 2022, a dam was built in Mbakaou, feeding the artificial Lake Mbakaou. The dam is one of three built on the Sanaga river, the longest river in Cameroon.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tibati". mapanet.eu. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Garboa, Abdelnasser (2 June 2004). "Cameroun: Le bac à poissons". fr.allafrica.com. Mutations. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Enéo Cameroon, Activités de production, accessed 2025.
- ^ Media, Energies (2022-04-18). "Cameroun : la petite centrale hydroélectrique de Mbakaou inaugurée". Energies Media (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-08.
Bibliography
[edit]- P. Dubreuil, J. Guiscafre, J.-F. Nouvelot, J.-C. Olivry, « Le Djerem à Mbakaou », in Le bassin de la rivière Sanaga, ORSTOM, Paris, 1975, p. 134
- Sirri Gerrard, « Fishery and Gender in Mbakaou, a Northern Cameroonian Village », in Mega-Tchad, 1994, No. 2, p. 43-46.