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moved into the area in the late 19th century. They used the Nyong River as a means to reach the wild rubber growing farther inland. The
Germans built a fort and other military and administrative buildings in the town. The fort is today a prefectural prison, and the other buildings serve similar
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is the lingua franca of choice: 72% use Ewondo but only 48% use French in market situations. By the late 1970s, the government had zoned large areas of the surrounding forest for timber exploitation. Most timber and
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hunter-gatherers and requested their aid as guides through the region. Some of the migrants settled in the vicinity, which they called
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is the local football (soccer) team. The town often suffers prolonged cuts to electric power, which the utility company,
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1081:East Region
916:Eating Apes
847:Le Messager
508:Geschiere,
423:raffia palm
339:Maka people
314:Abong-Mbang
310:Bung-Ngwang
302:Congo River
298:Great Lakes
242:East Region
234:Abong-Mbang
158:Abong-Mbang
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1351:Categories
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1135:Haut-Nyong
1111:Salapoumbé
1101:Gari-Gombo
954:0520246330
746:References
703:Stuart 58.
672:Foimoukom.
633:Sio Bobda.
606:Oyono 119.
510:Witchcraft
425:, such as
318:colonisers
179:Population
164:Government
146:Haut-Nyong
1251:Nguelebok
1193:Mindourou
1183:Messamena
1116:Yokadouma
1106:Moloundou
712:Albrecht
642:Wolf 167.
572:West 191.
551:Quinn 15.
393:Geography
379:AES-SONEL
204:Time zone
198:estimated
1208:Somalomo
1148:Angossas
1085:Cameroon
1077:Communes
593:Boeglin
446:Ulmaceae
415:Mbalmayo
371:bushmeat
272:and the
246:Cameroon
141:Division
129:Province
122:Cameroon
1324:13°10′E
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