Yokadum [1] ( fr. Yokadouma ) - a city in the east of Cameroon , in the Eastern region , the center of the department of Bumba and Ngoko . The population is 16.5 thousand people ( 2001 data).
| City | |
| Yokaduma | |
|---|---|
| Yokadouma | |
| A country |  Cameroon |
| Status | department center |
| Region | Oriental |
| The Department | Bumba and Ngoko |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 |
| Population | |
| Population | 16 500 people ( 2001 ) |
Content
Geography
The city of Yokaduma is located 150 kilometers southeast of Bertoua , close to the border with the Central African Republic . It is connected by road with the city of Bertoua.
The city is located in a forest area.
Population
| Population by years (thousand people) [2] | ||||
| Date of assessment or census | 1976 | 1987 | 2001 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5.8 | 11,2 | 16.5 | 20.2 [3] |
Religion
There is a Catholic diocese in Yokadum (since 1991 ). [four]
Economics
Yokaduma is the center of the gold mining and logging area. The main industry is forestry. About 5 thousand inhabitants are employed in gold mining. Agriculture is also developed, primarily the cultivation of coffee and cocoa .
Yokaduma appears in the press as the center of the illegal diamond mining area. [five]
Landmarks and architecture
Tourists come to the city to visit the rainforests . The city has a wooden building, roofs are made of corrugated iron or pressed grass. [6]
Sights of the city and its environs:
- Statue of a forest elephant in the central square of the city. The forest elephant living in the surrounding forests is a symbol of the city. [6]
- The Lokebe Nature Reserve, in which there are pygmy settlements, is inhabited by rare animals, including gorillas . [6]
Notes
- ↑ Yokaduma // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- 459 p.
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Cameroon - largest cities (perographic entity) Archived June 22, 2011.
- ↑ Forecast value according to World Gazetteer: Cameroon - largest cities (per geographical entity) Archived June 22, 2011.
- ↑ Cameroon Archival copy of January 31, 2008 on the Wayback Machine // Russian Catholic Encyclopedia Archive copy of December 31, 2007 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Cameroon's gold and diamond resources are underestimated // IAC “Mineral”
- ↑ 1 2 3 Gensch K. Central Africa. - M .: AST: East-West, 2006 .-- 415 p. - ISBN 5-478-00187-2