Mbouda
Town
Mbouda is located in Cameroon
Mbouda
Mbouda
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 5°38′N 10°15′E / 5.633°N 10.250°E / 5.633; 10.250
Country Cameroon
ProvinceWest Province
Elevation
249 m (817 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total49,313
Mbouda

Mbouda is the capital of the Bamboutos department of West Province, Cameroon. Projected to be the fourteenth fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.16% growth. [1] 5°38′N 10°15′E / 5.633°N 10.250°E / 5.633; 10.250

Vehicle loading in Mbouda
Sale of avocados in Mbouda
Moto-taxi in Mbouda - 2017.

Notable people born in Mbouda

  • Tony Sunshyne (Gilbert Nguita Noumessi), author / composer.
  • Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi, politician.
  • Dieudonné Watio, bishop, born in Balatchi in 1946.
  • Jacques Toussele, photographer, born in Bamessingué
  • Christophe Fofié (1946-1999), politician, businessman and sports promoter.
  • Etienne Poufwon, politician. Also known as Poufong Etienne
  • Martin Kuete, also known as Mylord, politician, born in Babete.

Buildings

In 2022, American YouTuber MrBeast built a well in the city.[2]

Marie de Mbouda

Sport

Mbouda has a municipal stadium,[3] renovated from 2007 to 2009, then a second time between 2018 and 2020 to be a training stadium for the Africa Cup of Nations 2021. It is the home of Bamboutos FC.

References

  1. ↑ "Ranked: The World's Fastest Growing Cities". virtual capitalist. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  2. ↑ We Built Wells in Africa!, retrieved 2022-05-22
  3. ↑ Camfoot.com (2020-07-25). "Le stade municipal de Mbouda aux normes de la Fifa". Camfoot.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-25.
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