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Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country’s major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA).
Douala est la capitale économique et le principal centre d'affaires du Cameroun. Peuplée de 4,9 millions d’habitants 2, 3, elle est l'une des deux plus grandes villes du pays avec la capitale politique Yaoundé. La ville se développe à partir de son port de commerce sur l'estuaire du fleuve Wouri ouvert sur le golfe de Guinée.
Duala (en francés: Douala) es la ciudad con mayor población de Camerún, centro económico del país y capital de la Región del Litoral y del departamento de Wouri. La ciudad se encuentra en el oeste del país, a orillas del golfo de Guinea , en el océano Atlántico , justo en la desembocadura del río Wuri (o Wouri ).
Douala, city and chief port of Cameroon. It is situated on the southeastern shore of the Wouri River estuary, on the Atlantic Ocean coast about 130 miles (210 km) west of Yaoundé. Douala served as the capital of the German Kamerun protectorate from 1884 to 1902.
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Douala is a city and seaport located in the Littoral region of Cameroon, which is a country in Central Africa. It is the largest city in Cameroon and serves as its economic capital. Douala is located on the Wouri River, about 160 km west of Yaoundé, the political capital of Cameroon.
Produced by Joseph-Francis Sumégné in 1996, the Nouvelle Liberté is a majestic 12 meters tall sculpture made of scrap metals, erected in the middle of the busiest roundabouts of Douala, the Rond Point Deido. It features a 5 meters wingspan, and a mass of 8 tons.
With a metro population over 2.8 million in 2015, Douala is the biggest city in Cameroon and sits on the Wouri River Delta where it hosts a port and some 95% of industrial activity for the country.
