Mbakaou is a village in the
Adamawa Region
The Adamawa Region () is a constituent region of the Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon. It borders the Centre Region (Cameroon), Centre and East Region (Cameroon), East regions to the south, the Northwest Region (Cameroon), Northwest and West Re ...
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 part of the
commune of
Tibati
Tibati (Fula: Tibati 𞤼ðž¤ðž¤¦ðž¤¢ðž¤¼ðž¤) is a town and commune in the Adamawa Region, Cameroon. The town and region are ruled by a local monarch, the Lamido.
History
The Vute and Mboum people are the native inhabitants of the Tibati area.
...
. The economy is based mainly on fishing.
The town has a hydroelectric power plant with an energy output of 213 Kw operated by Enéo, Cameroon's national electricity service. The plant is designed supplies energy to around 300 households in eight communes.
From 2019 to 2022, a dam was built in Mbakaou, feeding the artificial
Lake Mbakaou
Lake Mbakaou, also known as Mbakaou reservoir, is an artificial lake in Cameroon. The lake was formed by the construction of a dam and is fed by the Sanaga River
The Sanaga River (formerly ) is the largest river in Cameroon located in East Reg ...
. The dam is one of three built 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 ...
, the longest river in Cameroon.
References
Bibliography
* P. Dubreuil, J. Guiscafre, J.-F. Nouvelot, J.-C. Olivry, « Le Djerem à Mbakaou », i
''Le bassin de la rivière Sanaga'' ORSTOM, Paris, 1975,
* Sirri Gerrard, « Fishery and Gender in Mbakaou, a Northern Cameroonian Village », in ''Mega-Tchad'', 1994, No. 2, p. 43-46.
See also
*
Lake Mbakaou
Lake Mbakaou, also known as Mbakaou reservoir, is an artificial lake in Cameroon. The lake was formed by the construction of a dam and is fed by the Sanaga River
The Sanaga River (formerly ) is the largest river in Cameroon located in East Reg ...
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Populated places in Adamawa Region