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The Nyong (formerly ) is a river in
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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 ...
. The river flows approximately to empty into the Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea (French language, French: ''Golfe de Guinée''; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Golfo de Guinea''; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Golfo da Guiné'') is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean from Cape Lopez i ...
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Course
The Nyong originates east of the town of Abong-Mbang, where the northern rain forest feeds it. The river's length is almost parallel to the lower reaches of the Sanaga River. Its mouth is in Petit Batanga, south-southwest of Edéa. In two places, Mbalmayo and Déhané, the river has huge rapids. The first of the river, between Abong-Mbang and Mbalmayo, are navigable for small boats from April to November.
Hydrology
The flow of the river as measured at Déhané in m³/s:PDF about the Hydrology of Cameroon (french)/ref>
Transport
The town of Mbalmayo, which has arailhead
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