Edéa

Edéa is a city and commune in the Littoral Region of Cameroon. Situated on the Sanaga River, it lies on the Douala–Yaoundé–Ngaoundéré railway line. Its population was estimated at 122,300 in 2001.

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Edéa
City and commune
Edéa in 2013
Edéa Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 3°48′N 10°8′E
Country	Cameroon
Province	Littoral Province
Founded	1891
Area
• Total	180 km² (70 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population (2012)^[1]
• Total	73,128
• Density	410/km² (1,100/sq mi)

Economy

Edéa is powered by the Edea Hydroelectric Power Station.^[3]

Agriculture

A primarily agricultural economy, Edéa's main product is palm oil. In 2015, Yaouba Abdoulaye [fr] funded the local government FCFA$612,000,000 to build processing plants.^[4] Palm oil company Socapalm [fr] has operated a 3,712-hectare (37.12 km²) palm oil planation in Edéa since 1969, on a lease which was supposed to end in 2000.^[5] On 25 March 2025, members of the Association of Women Residents of Socapalm-Édéa (AFRISE; abbreviated from French name)—a local organization against Socapalm—protested to stop the company from replanting,^[6] and were subsiquently tear gassed by local police.^[5]

Edéa is also situated near Douala Edéa National Park.^[7]

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Transportation

Edéa is served by Camrail. In September 2007, a metre gauge branch railway to the ocean port of Kribi was proposed, on account of it having deeper water than the river port of Douala.^[8] In August 2020, Camrail completed improvements on several nearby railway bridges.^[9]^[10] In September 2021, the Cameroonian government gathered investors to fund 291 kilometers of railway construction, part of which running through Edéa.^[11]^[12]

Cameroon National Highway 7 begins in Edéa, ending in Kribi.

History

Economy

Agriculture

Transportation

Notable people

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References

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