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the sugar plantation at
Mbandjock was planted in 1964. In fact, the town of Mbandjock did not exist then but grew up around the French sugar cane. The French also maintained the German policy of propping up puppet chiefs when existing traditional rulers were uncooperative or where such native rulers were absent. They also opened a school in Yaoundé on 27 December 1933 to educate and indoctrinate the sons of chiefs.
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2211:, began extensive plantation farming in the south of Cameroon, particularly of cocoa, which he introduced in 1905. Native peoples were used as forced labour. In response to this and to their loss of lucrative trade to the Germans, the Ewondo revolted in 1895 but were suppressed the next year. Other rebellions occurred under the Bane and
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towns where such schools are located relatively easily. This still requires them to stay with relatives or to lease rooms, however, high rent and school fees keep many students from pursuing higher levels of education. Due to the region's high population, many of these schools are critically understaffed and overcrowded.
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France made many more improvements to the territory, as well. To begin with, though
Germany had moved the Cameroonian capital to Yaoundé, the French made it look the part. They built large, opulent government buildings there, including a governor's mansion. The railroad between Douala and Yaoundé was
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Much of France's administration of the territory was simply a continuation of policies set up by the
Germans. The French continued Germany's plantations, for example, and expanded them aggressively. The French Company for the Development of Tobacco (SFDT) set up in Batchenga near Yaoundé in 1947, and
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may have aided them in their conquests. If the Bassa did indeed once inhabit territories further to the east, it was at this time that they were pressed toward the coast. These Beti-Pahuin groups moved southward to their present territories in small groups of families of clans. These first few waves,
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are also fairly widespread and easily accessible to most of the Centre's population. Primary schools are more widely distributed, even in many smaller villages. Secondary schools are less common, but due to the region's well-developed transportation network, students are able to travel to the larger
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The Beti consist of several smaller groups. The Ewondo (or Yaoundé) occupy the Centre's most populated region, including Yaoundé, Mbalmayo, and the Nyong and So division. The Yezum and
Yebekolo are Ewondo sub-groups. The Bane are more numerous in the South Province, but they have some members in the
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According to one theory, much of the current Centre
Province was once Bassa territory. The Bassa moved into the region from northeast of the Sanaga River before the 17th or 18th century. Another explanation of the Bassa's presence in the Centre says that they once lived further west, but they moved
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Among the Banen, some sub-tribal groups are headed by a chief. Such individuals are rare, but they rule with absolute authority where they occur. Most Banen are merely loose connections of family groups, however. The Bafia and
Yambassa have a similar structure with clans of family groups. The heads
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The Centre is the crossroads of
Cameroon, and as such, it is well equipped to handle the large amount of traffic that passes through. Most roads between towns and to neighbouring provinces are paved, and most of these lead to Yaoundé. The capital also serves as the transportation and shipping heart
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is the biggest and most important institution in the country, though smaller universities exist in the capital city and other towns. Yaoundé also tends to draw more educated migrants, as the jobs available there are often in government or for the various international organisations that have their
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This region is one of
Cameroon's most important cash-crop zones due to its hot, humid climate and well-developed infrastructure. Cocoa is king, and it grows in all areas but the Mbam division. The largest plantations are those outside of Yaoundé and to a greater extent to the northwest between the
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in the East
Province in 1974. In an effort to better unify the north and south portions of the country, Ahidjo also ordered a road built north from Yaoundé to Ngaoundéré (National Road 1). Ahidjo also paved major roads, including the stretches between Douala and Yaoundé and Bafoussam and Yaoundé,
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is adequate for the needs of small villages away from larger urban centres. Soil is exhausted quickly, necessitating the change of fields every two or three years. The soil can remain infertile for as much as ten years. However, when settlements are sparse, this presents little problem. As one of
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people for over a century, but it has since experienced a great amount of immigration due to the placement of
Cameroon's seat of government there in colonial times. Yaoundé's presence has prompted the construction of a large and well-maintained road system, and this has contributed to the area's
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Education also experienced improvement. The University of Yaoundé was founded in 1962 for a student body of 7,500. After large student protests in 1973 and 1980 against overcrowding of the facilities, that institution was decentralised, and other universities were opened in other regions of the
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Under Cameroon's first president, Amadou Ahidjo, Cameroon was split into seven provinces. The present-day Centre and South Provinces were at this time combined into one Centre-South Province. It would remain this way until Cameroon's second president, Paul Biya, split the Centre-South into the
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is the greatest health problem faced in the province. In rural areas, running water is not available, necessitating the drinking of water from contaminated rivers, streams, and swamps. The urban areas, particularly Yaoundé, present their own problems, as rates of population growth far outpace
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The majority of the Centre's residents live in the city of Yaoundé (population 1.1 million) or along the roads and in the major towns. The population density thins out away from the major thoroughfares, especially in the Mbam and Upper Sanaga divisions. A few isolated settlements, such as
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Settlements in the Centre are traditionally placed along roads, resulting in large numbers of houses near the road with forest beginning directly behind them. The traditional house is a rectangular structure made of mud bricks and thin posts. Roofs are sometimes made of thatched
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on Cameroon's coast. The Ewondo took the opportunity to establish themselves as middlemen in this trade, forming a link between the tribes further on the interior and those toward the sea. Their slaves were sent out via the Sanaga River in exchange for European goods. After
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and Sudano-Guinea savanna, respectively. The woodland savanna is characterised by large expanses of grass punctuated by small copses of trees from the forested zones farther south. The Sudano-Guinea portion is similar, only the grass grows more thinly, and trees are both
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Several of the Centre's native peoples have at least some form of political organisation predating the colonial period. However, the province's majority, the various Beti peoples, has no strong traditions in this sector. Instead, a patriarch traditionally heads a
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in the East Province. Other Centre Province rivers flow through both equatorial and tropical climate zones where rainy seasons occur at different times, and so they never experience great fluctuations in water level. All Centre Province rivers empty into the
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Sustenance farmers first clear small patches of forest. They remove trees with traditional tools such as axes or machetes during the dry season and burn the resulting brush. Farmers take care to protect trees bearing edible fruit, such as
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was widened and improved in 1939. Yaoundé also became the location of an international airport. In the realm of education, an Advanced Primary School was placed in Yaoundé in 1939, and Ayos became the site of a nursing school in 1925.
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were the original inhabitants of the current Banen-Bafia-Yambassa areas, but they were pushed away or assimilated when the Yambassa entered the region. The Yambassa came in search of farmland, moving in three major groups: the
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gained control of the Centre Province territory in 1916 after World War I. They divided Cameroon into several zones, and the current Centre Province's area fell into the Yaoundé, Edéa-Eséka, and Ebolowa-Akoafim zones.
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Germany made various improvements to the territory, including the building of roads from Cameroon's coast to the inland areas, beginning in 1900. The first long-distance automobile journey took place in 1913, from
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Nyong and So division. The Mbida-Mbane and Mvog-Nyenge live east of Yaoundé. The Eton-Beti, Eton-Beloua, and Beloua-Eton are headquartered in the Lekie division northeast of Yaoundé, including the towns of
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The Centre is one of Cameroon's strongest economic zones due in great part to the presence of the capital city. In fact, the area is second only to the coastal regions of the Littoral, South, and
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has thinned out the woodlands and allowed dense undergrowth to appear. This has also pushed the savanna farther south over time. Today there remains very little virgin land in the province. The
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to Yaoundé, a distance of 280 km, in eleven hours. The Germans also brought the railroad to the area, beginning a line from Douala to Yaoundé in 1909. Work was stopped at the outbreak of
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Many international visitors to Cameroon see at least the city of Yaoundé, if nowhere else. The majority of these travellers visit on company or government business, so the Centre sees little
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Because the Nyong flows completely through an equatorial climate, it has one period of high water during the rainy season (March to October), during which it is navigable from Mbalmayo to
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flows in from the Adamawa and through the northwestern portion of the Mbam division before merging with the Mbam River at the border with the West Province. The Mbam then empties into the
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The Beti-Pahuin moved into the region at this time as well, travelling through in three separate waves from northeast, south of the Sanaga River. They were being pressured by the Gbaya,
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and percolating water, making it only marginally productive for agriculture. However, it is usable as a building material, and traditional houses in the province are made from red,
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and have similar customs. The Beti-Pahuin are further broken down into the Beti, most of whom live in the Centre Province, and the Bulu and Fang, who primarily inhabit the South.
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set up centres in Nanga Eboko and Yaoundé, and this religion continues to claim large numbers of followers in the province. A major Catholic seminary opened in Yaoundé in 1927.
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The Vute (Babuti) are a Bantu people who inhabit large swathes of the Mbam division to the east of Tikar and Bafia. Their domains are almost equal of those of the Beti in area.
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consisting of the Bulu and the Fang, continued into the present South Province and beyond, but the Beti, who moved south in the final wave, settled north of these relatives.
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Large numbers of Bassa live in the Nyong and Kelle division near the border with the Littoral Province. They are primarily situated in small villages of isolated huts.
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The Centre is forested except for the valleys of the Djérem, Mbam, and Noun rivers (most of the Mbam division) and the northern border region. These areas are woodland
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outlawed the slave trade in 1827, trade continued in other goods, though slaves still left the area clandestinely. The Bassa also enjoyed similar go-between status.
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are at Akonolinga, Bafia, Eséka, Mbandjock, and Nanga Eboko. The Nyong River is navigable from Mbalmayo northeast to Abong-Mbang in the East during the wet season.
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to Yaoundé at this time. Some of the Centre's largest towns and cities were originally German outposts, including Yaoundé (founded in 1889) and Mbalmayo.
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in the West Province. National Road 9, one of the few that do not travel through the capital, begins at Mbalmayo and leads to the South Province towns of
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Cameroon's most populous areas, however, soil exhaustion has become an increasingly troublesome problem for the Centre in recent years. To combat this,
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and construction of homes and offices have ballooned in recent years. Rocks from around the capital are quarried for building material.
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Nyong and Sanaga Rivers. Other major cocoa centres include the Sanaga River valley near Nanga Eboko and the regions around the towns of
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is the only major river in the province that does not flow into the Sanaga. It rises in the East Province, passes through
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of related families. These individuals can still be found today, though their positions are largely honorary.
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and yam cultivation are practiced along the banks of the Sanaga in the Upper Sanaga division.
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improvements in sanitation. As a result, outbreaks of illnesses such as
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2360:"Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab"
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2386:. Africa Sustainable Conservation News. 2019-04-29
2287:were located there. The biggest of these were the
1519:. National Road 2 heads south from the capital to
1507:National Road 1 heads from Yaoundé all the way to
1408:that supplies eighty percent of Cameroon's sugar.
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1829:), also called a senior divisional officer. The
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736:species. Cameroonian wildlife also lives in the
633:The Centre Province is entirely situated on the
1372:have depleted game species and their habitats.
512:rivers, it is a mixture of several soil types.
1257:(Cocoa Development Company) is a major owner.
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575:. The Noun then joins the Sanaga northeast of
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2473:Modern Geography of the Republic of Cameroon,
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409:2008 presidential decree abolishes provinces
1315:are grown commercially at Mbandjock by the
1145:African Organisation of Industrial Property
999:. Their main settlement in the province is
614:to better supply the region's power needs.
151:Location of Centre Province within Cameroon
3120:States and territories established in 1983
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1668:Basilica of Mary Queen of Apostle, Yaounde
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2468:Hong Kong: Macmillan Education Ltd, 1983.
2461:Hong Kong: Macmillan Education Ltd, 1989.
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1789:(Nyong and Kéllé), with its capital at
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1535:. National Road 4 travels northwest to
1287:(CTC) lie north of the Sanaga River at
1115:. The most prevalent denominations are
672:The Centre also experiences equatorial
281:68,953 km (26,623 sq mi)
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1674:Administration and social conditions
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1570:is located just outside Yaoundé at
1420:also operates in Yaoundé producing
1412:(the Cameroon Cocoa Company) makes
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2308:Union des Populations du Cameroun
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1700:The province is divided into ten
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2480:History of Cameroon Since 1800.
1632:Reunification Monument, Yaounde
1340:Livestock Development Authority
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1644:Notre Dame Cathedral, Yaounde
69:"Centre Region" Cameroon
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1266:Société Sucrerie du Cameroun
645:via depressions and granite
599:via the Littoral and South.
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401:zones, most inhabitants are
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1984:as Cameroon's most famous.
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1229:slash-and-burn agriculture
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1285:Cameroon Tobacco Company
1947:Musée d'Art Camerounais
1809:(Nyong and So'o), with
1523:before continuing into
1400:industry. For example,
1346:are raised in farms at
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2482:Limbé: Presbook, 1996.
2466:Geography of Cameroon.
2279:Political developments
2273:Seventh-day Adventists
2205:Julius Baron Von Soden
2199:Three years after the
1943:Cameroonian Art Museum
1938:
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1719:, with its capital at
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1678:Cameroon's president,
1555:in the East Province.
1418:Brasséries du Cameroun
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1244:Plantation agriculture
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635:South Cameroon Plateau
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433:, the capital city of
347:, to the south by the
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2478:Ngoh, Victor Julius,
2416:"Cameroon at GeoHive"
2364:hdi.globaldatalab.org
2297:Democrats Camerounais
2246:French administration
2195:German administration
2050:Mbongo Tchobi (Bassa)
1936:
1867:University of Yaoundé
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1568:international airport
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680:Plant and animal life
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351:, to the east by the
265: • Governor
2471:Neba, Aaron, Ph.D.,
1895:Traditional medicine
1870:headquarters there.
837:Cameroon's provinces
341:Republic of Cameroon
299: • Density
54:improve this article
3115:Regions of Cameroon
2517:Regions of Cameroon
2324:beginning in 1966.
2209:Jesko Von Puttkamer
1911:bacterial dysentery
1307:, headquartered in
1137:Southwest Provinces
831:Settlement patterns
761:
747:were discovered in
724:to protect various
667:Guinea-type climate
530:hydroelectric power
415:President Paul Biya
172: /
2289:Union Camerounaise
2163:, and finally the
1988:Traditional dances
1957:, and traditional
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1517:Far North Province
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1342:at Mbandjock, and
1208:grows throughout.
1200:, maize and other
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403:sustenance farmers
291: • Total
278: • Total
27:Region of Cameroon
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2314:Post-independence
2301:André-Marie Mbida
2285:political parties
2171:European contacts
1907:amoebic dysentery
1878:secondary schools
1618:Ndjogjel district
1566:in the north. An
1529:Equatorial Guinea
1479:, which produces
1328:Livestock raising
1121:Roman Catholicism
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2658:Elig-Mfomo
2452:References
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1696:Government
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1481:cigarettes
1313:Pineapples
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286:Population
260:Government
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3089:Nkolmetet
3084:Ngomedzap
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2889:Olanguina
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1599:monuments
1576:airstrips
1537:Bafoussam
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1289:Batchenga
1273:SARIOECOO
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1107:European
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320:2nd of 10
294:4,159,500
211:Divisions
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2998:Messondo
2968:Bondjock
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2859:Afanloum
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1721:Monatélé
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1462:Artisans
1433:sawmills
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1380:Industry
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1186:cocoyams
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1103:Religion
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577:Monatélé
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2945:Yaoundé
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2927:Ngoumou
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2528:Adamawa
2265:Bertoua
2114:Babimbi
2102:pygmies
2080:History
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1978:bikutsi
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1874:Primary
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1777:Mfoundi
1771:Ngoumou
1616:of the
1603:museums
1588:tourism
1582:Tourism
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1470:pottery
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1366:Hunting
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1336:ranches
1301:kernels
1281:Tobacco
1262:SOSUCAM
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1238:bananas
1234:MIDEVIV
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1202:cereals
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974:Lemande
926:Bamvele
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674:seasons
657:Climate
647:massifs
475:Granite
471:schists
431:Yaoundé
379:Yaoundé
242:Mfoundi
204:Yaoundé
200:Capital
192:Country
167:12°00′E
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2993:Matomb
2978:Dibang
2768:Bokito
2653:Ebebda
2533:Centre
2321:BĂ©labo
2252:French
2201:German
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2133:Tibati
1913:, and
1885:Health
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1595:hotels
1591:per se
1574:, and
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1513:Fotoko
1493:Rutile
1489:cotton
1441:veneer
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1332:Cattle
1277:Coffee
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1170:manioc
1166:bobolo
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880:People
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2763:Bafia
2730:Minta
2715:Bibey
2683:Okola
2678:Obala
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