Bonabery is a district of Douala, the largest city and economic capital of
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 ...
. It is located on the right bank of the Wouri River, opposite the districts of Akwa, Deido and Bonanjo. Bonabery is home to many industries, markets, and transport facilities. It is also a cultural hub, with a vibrant music scene and a rich history. It is located on the western side of the harbour across the
Wouri River
The Wouri (also Vouri or Vuri) is a river in Cameroon. The Wouri forms at the confluence of the rivers Nkam River, Nkam and Makombé River, Makombé, northeast of the city of Yabassi. It then flows about southeast to the Wouri estuary at Douala ...
from the larger port of
Douala
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country ...
.
Districts
Bonaberi has 10 districts:
* Bojongo
* Bonamatoumbe
* Bonamikano
* Bonassama
* Bonendale I
* Bonendale II
* Djebale I
* Djebale II
* Mambanda
* Nkomba
Administration
The municipality has been headed by a mayor since 1987.
Transport
It is served by a station on the national railway system.
Views of Bonaberi
File:River Wouri.jpg, Bonaberi from Wouri
File:Mangrove Bonabéri.jpg, Bonaberi mangrove swamp
Mangrove forests, also called mangrove swamps, mangrove thickets or mangals, are productive wetlands that occur in coastal intertidal zones. Mangrove forests grow mainly at tropical and subtropical latitudes because mangrove trees cannot withs ...
File:Pont sur le Wouri.JPG, Bonaberi Entrance from Wouri
File:Bushtaxi in Bonabéri.jpg, Taxi-brousse at Bonabéri
(2016-2017)
File:Mouvements de bœufs à Bonaberi Douala.jpg, Herd of oxen on the road(2019).
File:Palais en ruine 02.jpg, Chefferie at Bonendale (2013)
File:Canoe riding.jpg, Boats on Wouri (2020)
File:Couché du soleil.jpg, Couché du soleil at Bonendale (2013)
File:Sandrine dole dear goddy01.jpg, Bonendale, artist residency (2012)
File:Dans les rues de Bonaberi à Douala.jpg, Bonaberi Streets (2015).
File:BONABERI NEW BRIDGE.jpg, Beautiful night shot of the Bonaberi bridge
File:Pont sur le Wouri(en construction) 01.jpg, Le deuxième pont en construction sur le fleuve Wouri pour relier Bonaberi à Douala.
File:Chateaux Douala Bonaberi.jpg, Water Tank at Bonaberi Doaula
Notable people
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Ernestine Gwet Bell
Ernestine Gwet-Bell (born 1953) is a Cameroonian gynaecologist who supervised the first successful in vitro fertilisation treatment in her country.
Early life
Gwet-Bell was born in 1953 in Sackbayémé. Her father was initially a Catholic prie ...
- gynaecologist who supervised the birth of Cameroon's first IVF baby, worked at Council of Baptist and Evangelical Churches Hospital.
* It was founded in 1884 by King Akwa of Douala, who ceded the land to the German colonialists in exchange for protection and trade privileges.
See also
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Douala
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country ...
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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 ...
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Communes of Cameroon
The Divisions of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. They are organised by divisions and sub divisions of each province (now Regions).
As of 2005 (and since 1996) there are 2 urban communities (Douala and Ya ...
References
External links
Bonaberi.comBonaberi photo gallery
Populated places in Littoral Region (Cameroon)
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