Edéa
Edéa | |
|---|---|
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
From 20 to 26 October 1914, the First Battle of Edea took place in and nearby Edéa, and ended in an allied victory.[2]
Economy
Edéa is powered by the Edea Hydroelectric Power Station.[3]
Agriculture
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 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
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
- Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje (born 1978), basketball player[13]
- Maximilienne Ngo Mbe (born 1972), human rights campaigner[14]
See also
References
- ^ "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.