Mbouda
Mbouda | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 5°38âČN 10°15âČE / 5.633°N 10.250°E | |
Country | Cameroon |
Province | West Province |
Elevation | 249 m (817 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
âą Total | 49,313 |
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°38âČN 10°15âČE / 5.633°N 10.250°E
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
Buildings
- Mbouda Prefecture building
- Mbouda sub-prefecture
- Mbouda City Hall
- Mbouda Palace of Justice.
In 2022, American YouTuber MrBeast built a well in the city.[2]
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.
- May 2015
- February 2016
- January 2019
- November 2019
- November 2019
References
- ^ "Ranked: The World's Fastest Growing Cities". virtual capitalist. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ We Built Wells in Africa!, retrieved 2022-05-22
- ^ Camfoot.com (2020-07-25). "Le stade municipal de Mbouda aux normes de la Fifa". Camfoot.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-25.