Bonabéri

Bonabéri is a port in the Littoral Region of Cameroon. It is located on the western side of the harbour across the Wouri River from the larger port of Douala.

Bonabéri
Bonaberi road
Bonabéri
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 4°4′30″N 9°40′12″E
Country Cameroon
ProvinceLittoral Region

Districts

Bonaberi has 10 districts:

  • Bojongo
  • Bonamatoumbe
  • Bonamikano
  • Bonassama
  • Bonendale I
  • Bonendale II
  • Djebale I
  • Djebale II
  • Mambanda
  • Nkomba

Administration

Municipality has been headed by a mayor since 1987.[1]

Douala IV Mayors
PériodeIdentitéPartiNotes
2020 - 2025Edouard Hervé Moby MpahRDPCDoctor of medicine and teacher
2013 - 2020Frédéric Amond Koum ElangueRDPCBusinessman
2007 - 2013John Ndangle KumaseSDF
2002 - 2007Gabriel FandjaRDPC
1996 - 2002Isaac KwemoSDFBusinessman
1987 - 1996El Hadj Tanko AmadouRDPCtraditional chief, businessman

Transport

It is served by a station on the national railway system.

Views of Bonaberi

Notable people

  • Ernestine Gwet Bell - gynaecologist who supervised the birth of Cameroon's first IVF baby, worked at Council of Baptist and Evangelical Churches Hospital.[2]

See also

References

  1. Osidimbea, Commune d'arrondissement de Douala 4
  2. jeremy, rich (2012), "Gwet-Bell, Ernestine", Dictionary of African Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195382075.001.0001/acref-9780195382075-e-0782, ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5, retrieved 2021-01-20

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