Eséka

Place in Centre Province, Cameroon
3°39′N 10°46′E / 3.650°N 10.767°E / 3.650; 10.767Country CameroonProvinceCentre ProvinceElevation
804 ft (245 m)Population
 (2001)
 • Total79,500 (est)

Eséka is a small town in central Cameroon.[1]

Transport

The city of Eséka lies on the main Camrail railway, where the line enters more rugged terrain from the coastal plains.

On 22 October 2016, a passenger train derailed close to the town. The train, traveling from the capital Yaoundé to the economic hub Douala was crammed with people due to road traffic disruption between the two cities and came off the tracks just before reaching Eséka. At least 60 people were killed with many hundreds injured.[2]

  • Transport of wood
    Transport of wood
  • Eséka forest
    Eséka forest
  • Eséka road
    Eséka road
  • Éséka station
    Éséka station
  • Statue of Ruben Um Nyobe
    Statue of Ruben Um Nyobe

See also

References

  1. ^ Mah, E.P. (2014). La profession d'huissier de justice au Cameroun francophone. Harmattan Cameroun (in French). Editions L'Harmattan. p. 38. ISBN 978-2-336-33787-6. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Sixty-three killed and 500 injured in train derailment in Cameroon". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 2016-10-22. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-10-22.

External links

Media related to Eséka at Wikimedia Commons

  • Site de la primature – Élections municipales 2002 (in French)
  • Contrôle de gestion et performance des services publics communaux des villes camerounaises- Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV (in French)
  • Charles Nanga, La réforme de l’administration territoriale au Cameroun à la lumière de la loi constitutionnelle n° 96/06 du 18 janvier 1996, Mémoire ENA. (in French)

03°39′00″N 10°46′00″E / 3.65000°N 10.76667°E / 3.65000; 10.76667


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