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Barombi Mbo Destination Guide

Discover Barombi Mbo in Cameroon

Barombi Mbo in the region of South-West Province is a town located in Cameroon - some 157 mi or ( 252 km ) West of Yaoundé , the country's capital .

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Local time in Barombi Mbo is now 11:25 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Douala " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yaoundé, Nake Bongwana, Mundame, Mukonje, and Bai Manya. When in this area, you might want to check out Yaoundé . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Barombi Mbo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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BLESSING THE BAFAW TRIBE & KURUME VILLAGE - BAFAW QUEEN - ELMINA DIBO EPIE

15:04 min by Makia epie
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Bafaw (a tribe in Cameroon, Africa, found in the South Western Region). The tradition dictates that, a dying Chief or his Queen, must give Blessings to the village, to pass on PEACE to its inhabitants ..

Crossing Lake Barombi - Dec 2012

6:20 min by geraldnupa
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Me and Martin taking a trip across lake Barombi - Kumba - Cameroon to the Barombi Village in the company of the amazing Alphonse. Here he recites to us the story of how the village came about as we li ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Barombi Mbo

Lake Barombi Mbo or Barombi-ma-Mbu is a lake near Kumba in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. It is located in the Cameroon volcanic chain, and is the largest volcanic lake in this region. It is one of the oldest radiocarbon-dated lakes in Africa. On old colonial maps the area was known as Elefanten Sea (Elephant Lake), but the elephants living in the area were extirpated due to ivory trading. Until now, 15 species of fishes have been recorded from the lake.

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Located at 4.67 9.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Crater lakes, Lakes of Cameroon

Kumba

For the roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa, see Kumba (roller coaster). For the fish genus, see Kumba (genus). For the South African iron ore company, see Kumba Resources.

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Located at 4.63 9.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Cameroon

Lake Dissoni

Lake Dissoni, also known as Lake Soden, is a small lake in the volcanic chain in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. This volcanic lake has diameter of about 1.25 km and is at the southeastern foot of the Rumpi Hills. There are only three fish species in the lake, but all these are endemic: A poeciliid, an undescribed catfish and an undescribed barb. The atyid shrimp Caridina sodenensis is also endemic to the lake.

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Located at 4.73 9.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Crater lakes, Lakes of Cameroon

Mungo River, Cameroon

The Mungo River is a large river in Cameroon that drains the mountains in the southern portion of the Cameroon line of active and extinct volcanoes.

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Located at 4.56 9.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Rivers of Cameroon, Southwest Region (Cameroon)

Bakossi Forest Reserve

The Bakossi Forest Reserve is a 5,517 square kilometres reserve within the Bakossi Mountains in Cameroon, home to many rare species of plants, animals and birds. The Forest Reserve in turn contains the Bakossi National Park, created by a decree in early 2008. The park covers 29,320 hectares, and was justified on the basis of preserving plant diversification.

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Located at 4.74 9.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Protected areas of Cameroon