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Transport and Foreign Trade in Douala (Wouri): the economic capital of Cameroon

Douala is the economic capital of Cameroon (Central Africa)

1. Douala represents 80% of the Cameroonian industrial activity
2. Douala is a francophone city (76% of the population speak and understand French)
3. Douala is also the economic capital of the region of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC): Cameroon, Chad, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and the Central African Republic
4. The largest Cameroonian companies have their headquarters in Douala.
5. The headquarters of the African Centre for Banana Research are in Douala
6. Douala is the first city in the region to have a network of natural gas pipelines
7. Almost all the Cameroonian ethnic groups are present in Douala
8. Population of Douala: 3 million inhabitants (the largest Cameroonian city)
   1. 1999: 1.4
   2. 1987: 0.8
   3. 1954: 0.1

Cameroonian Students from Douala

1. Masters: Business in Africa, Transport and Logistics in Africa
2. Doctorate in African Business

More information: Trade and Business in Douala (Cameroon), at EENI Global Business School Website.

Transport and Logistics in Douala (Cameroon)

The port of Douala is the main port of Cameroon and one of the most important in Central Africa.

The port is located on the river mouth of the Wouri river (Gulf of Guinea)

The main export products of are Yaoundé are:

1. Wood from Cameroon and the Central African Republic
2. Fruits (bananas)
3. Petroleum

Yaoundé International Airport

Trans-Cameroonian Railway (Camrail): Nkongsamba, Yaoundé, Douala, Bélabo and Ngaoundéré.

Distances from Yaoundé to:

1. Douala: 229 kilometres (3 hours)
2. Garoua: 1,198 kilometres (12 hours)
3. Bamenda: 383 kilometres
4. Marua: 1,404 kilometres (24 hours)
5. Bafoussam: 266 kilometres (5 hours)
6. Ngaoundéré: 930 kilometres (16 hours)

Douala-Bangui Corridor

Ferries from Douala to Malabo and Bata (Equatorial Guinea)

1. Cameroonian Region: Littoral (capital)
2. Cameroonian Department: Wouri
3. Climate of Douala: tropical
4. 1472: the Portuguese (Fernando Po) arrive to Cameroon (Mont Cameroon).
5. Arrival of the Spanish to Douala
6. 1578: arrival of Douala from the Congo Basin, living with Bassas and akako.
7. The main religion in Douala is Christianity.
8. Douala = Ewalé, in the language of Douala, an ethnic group of the region.

Paterson Ngatchou

Littoral Region of Cameroon

1. The capital of the Littoral Region of Cameroon is Douala
2. Population of the Littoral Region of Cameroon: 2.5 million inhabitants

Contiguous Cameroonian regions:

1. South-West
2. West
3. Centre
4. South

Departments of the Littoral Region of Cameroon (capital):

1. Moungo (Nkongsamba)
2. Nkam (Yabassi)
3. Sanaga-maritime (Édéa)
4. Wouri (Douala)

Wouri department (Cameroon)

1. Wouri department is in the Littoral Region of Cameroon.
2. The capital of the Wouri department is Douala
3. Population of the Wouri department: 1.5 million inhabitants
4. Urban community of Douala

Higher Education in Douala (Cameroon)

1. University of Douala
2. High School of Technical Education of Douala
3. Catholic University Saint Jérôme of Douala
4. University Institute of the Gulf of Guinea
5. University Institute of the Coast
6. Institute of Technology of Douala

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