
Bélabo is a town and commune in
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
, lying on the
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the Capital city, capital city of Cameroon. It has a population of more than 2.8 million which makes it the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region (Cameroon), Centre Region o ...
–
N'Gaoundéré railway line
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. Near the town lies the Sanaga-Yong
chimpanzee
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rescue centre.
Transport
The town has a railway station served by
Camrail
Camrail is a company operating passenger and freight traffic between the two largest cities in Cameroon and several smaller cities. The company was formed in 1999 and granted a 20-year concession to operate the Cameroon National Railway. The comp ...
, and lies on the
Sanaga River
The Sanaga River (formerly ) is the largest river in Cameroon located in East Region (Cameroon), East Region, Centre Region (Cameroon), Centre Region and Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. Its length is about from the confluence of Dj ...
.
Factory
The town has a quarry supplying ballast and aggregate for a factory making concrete sleepers.
Statistics
* Population = 22,553
See also
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Railway stations in Cameroon
The list of railway stations in Cameroon includes:
Stations served by passenger trains
Towns served by rail
Existing
( gauge plantation railway)
* Limbe, Cameroon, Limbe - port, terminal, cement works
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( gauge)
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* Nkongsamba (W ...
References
Populated places in East Region (Cameroon)
Communes of Cameroon
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