Edéa
title: "Edéa" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-littoral-region-(cameroon)"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-littoral-region-cameroon" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edéa" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | City and commune |
| motto | |
| image_skyline | Edea vue aérienne.jpg |
| image_caption | Edéa in 2013 |
| pushpin_map | Cameroon |
| pushpin_label_position | above |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Cameroon |
| subdivision_type | |
| subdivision_name | [[Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Littoral Province |
| subdivision_type2 | Division |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 1891 |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| established_date3 | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 180 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_blank1_sq_mi | |
| population_as_of | 2012 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 73128 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| population_blank2_title | Religions |
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi | |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 35 |
| elevation_ft | |
| postal_code_type | |
| :: |
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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.
History
During World War I, the First Battle of Edea took place from 20 to 26 October 1914 in and around Edéa, and ended in an Allied victory. The Second Battle of Edea, in 1915, also ended in an Allied victory.
Economy
Edéa is powered by the Edea Hydroelectric Power Station.
Agriculture
A primarily agricultural economy, Edéa's main product is palm oil. In 2015, Yaouba Abdoulaye funded the local government FCFA$612,000,000 to build processing plants. Palm oil company has operated a 3,712 ha palm oil planation in Edéa since 1969, on a lease which was supposed to end in 2000. 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 and were tear-gassed by local police.
Edéa is also situated near Douala Edéa National Park.
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. In August 2020, Camrail completed improvements on several nearby railway bridges. In September 2021, the Cameroonian government gathered investors to fund 291 kilometers of railway construction, part of which running through Edéa.
Cameroon National Highway 7 begins in Edéa, ending in Kribi.
Notable people
- Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje (born 1978), basketball player
- Maximilienne Ngo Mbe (born 1972), human rights campaigner
References
References
- "World Gazetteer".
- Strachan, Hew. (2004). "The First World War in Africa". Oxford University Press.
- "Edea Hydroelectric Power Plant Cameroon – GEO".
- "Cameroon injects 612 million FCFA in palm oil production in Edéa".
- Schneider, Victoria. (2025-04-04). "Palm oil company uses armed forces, tear gas against protesting villagers in Cameroon".
- "Cameroon: Resistance against SOCAPALM replanting operations is fertile! {{!}} World Rainforest Movement".
- "Wayback Machine".
- [http://allafrica.com/stories/200707110899.html allAfrica.com: Cameroon: Fresh Hopes for National Economy (Page 1 of 1)]
- "Cameroon to organize an investors roundtable in Sep 2021 to fund the construction of 291 km of railroad".
- BOLLORE. "Thirteen railway bridges renovated in Cameroon".
- "Cameroon to organize an investors roundtable in Sep 2021 to fund the construction of 291 km of railroad".
- mulyungi, patrick. (2021-07-28). "Construction of Edéa-Kribi-Campo & Douala-Limbe-Idenau railway lines".
- "Ruben Boumtje Boumtje supports Basketball for Development e.V. {{!}} Basketball for Development".
- "Maximilienne Ngo Mbe, Biography".
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