Nanga Eboko (Nanga-Eboko) is a town and municipality, the capital of the Haute-Sanaga (Upper Sanaga) department in the Centre Province of Cameroon. It lies on the Sanaga River and counts a population of 29,814, of which 18,282 are in the town.
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Geography The town, located in the middle of Cameroon, lies between Yaoundé (172 km northeast), the national capital, and Bertoua (173 km east).
The municipality includes the town of Nanga Eboko itself and several villages:
Abam Berkong Bibassa Biboa Bifoulé Bikaga Bikang Bissaga Bitam Biwong Bogba Boundjou Déa Dingbekoua Eboulé Efoulane II Ekanga Ekok Ekondong Emtsé Essamesso Etog-Nang Ka'a Kom Lembé Badja Mangaé Mbenda Mbiam Mbomendjock Mebolé Mekak Mekomo Memia Mendoumbé Menga'a Mengoa Mengondé Mengué Messa'a Messegué Messibigui Mevounga Mewomé Meyang Meyosso Mezassa Mfomalène Mgboum Mimbang Mimbelé Mpandang Mpomtené Mvomzock Nangmana Ndandouck Ndemba Nding Ndjassi Ndjimekong Ndjombé Ngamba Ngamba-Ndel Ngoakomba Ngoulmekong Nkoambang Nkolmveng Nkondom Nya Yessé Okassang Okolat Ouassa-Bamvelé Sandja Sanga Sassé Zengoaga
Transport Nanga Eboko has a railway station on the Camrail system, on the branch linking the national capital Yaoundé with Ngaoundéré. The station is located in the northern suburb of Nsimeyong. The town has also a local unpaved airfield, and is crossed by the national highway N1.
Popular culture Eddie Murphy's character in Trading Places dons a thinly veiled disguise as an exchange student from Cameroon named "Nanga Eboko"."Eddy Murphy is of Nanga Eboko origin in Cameroon" (stopblablacam.com)
Notable people Asseng Protais, playwright Bio Paulin, footballer Loïc Mbe Soh, footballer Mohammadou Al Hadji, footballer
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See also Communes of Cameroon Rail transport in Cameroon
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