Nanga Eboko
| Nanga Eboko | |
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  Nanga Eboko Location in Cameroon | |
| Coordinates: 4°41′N 12°22′E / 4.683°N 12.367°E | |
| Country |
 Cameroon |
| Province | Centre Province |
| Department | Haute-Sanaga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,000 km2 (3,000 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 631 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 20,390 |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) |
Nanga Eboko (Nanga-Eboko) is a small town and 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 20,390.
Transport
The town has a railway station on the Camrail system, on the branch linking the national capital Yaoundé with Ngaoundéré. It has also a local unpaved airfield.
Popular culture
Eddie Murphy's character in Trading Places dons a thinly veiled disguise as an exchange student from Cameroon named "Nanga Eboko".
See also
References
External links
Media related to Nanga Eboko at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 04°41′0″N 12°22′0″E / 4.68333°N 12.36667°E
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