Nkongsamba

Nikongsamba
City
Nikongsamba is located in Cameroon
Nikongsamba
Nikongsamba
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 04°57′N 09°56′E / 4.950°N 9.933°E / 4.950; 9.933
Country Cameroon  Ambazonia
RegionSouth-West
DepartmentKupe-Manenguba
Founded1917
Elevation
826 m (2,710 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
104,050 (Census)

Nkongsamba is a city in western Cameroon. It is in the Moungo[1] department, which is in the Littoral. As of the 2005 Census, the city had a population of 104,050. It is a centre for the farming of palm oil, bananas and coffee, and is between two mountains, the Manengouba Massif (2,396 metres (7,861 ft)) and Mount Nlonako. The central point is the "Ville"; other areas are measured in "Kilo", for kilometer. Mbo (Manenguba) is one of the languages used locally: in the surrounding district, Kaa and Baneka are used.[2]

  1. ^ CELESTECOM, Cabinet. "Geographical Location". Nkongsamba City website. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  2. ^ Bryan, Margaret Arminel, ed. (1959). The Bantu Languages of Africa. Oxford University Press. p. 4.