Douala:
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Province. Home to Cameroon's largest port and its major international airport, Douala Airport, it is the commercial capital of the country. Consequently, it handles most of the country's major exports, such as oil, cocoa and coffee, timber, metals and fruits.
Douala is the richest city in the whole CEMAC region of 11 countries.
The city is located on the banks of the Wouri River, the two sides linked by Bonaberi Bridge. Its population in 2008 was recorded at close to 3,000,000. The climate is tropical.
Points of interest
- Hotel Akwa Palace
- Place du Gouvernement
- La Pagode
- Doual'art
- Joseph-Francis Sumegné, La Nouvelle Liberté, 1996
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