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	Wouri River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The river is formed at the confluence of the rivers Ykam and Makombé, 32 km (20 miles) northeast of the city of Yabassi.
		The Wouri then flows about 160 km (100 miles) southeast to its estuary at Douala, the chief port and industrial city in the southwestern part of Cameroon on the Gulf of Guinea.
		In the 1950s, during the colonial period, the French built a bridge across the river, which connects Douala with the city of Bonabéri across the river.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wouri_River (237 words)

	cm_douala
		In this case, the Wouri River, focal point of the Ngondo Festival in Douala, has its own River Gods, it's a ceremony involving the "water spirits," who communicate their message in an unusual way.
		Wouri River, 24 km (15 miles) from the Atlantic Coast is
		Douala, Cameroon's largest city, main hub for air travel and industrial center is located on the Wouri River, a few miles from the Atlantic Coast, with its tourist attractions such as Kribi and Limbe.
	www.africa-ata.org /cm_douala.htm (960 words)

	AllCameroon.Com - The Premier MegaPortal and Provider of NetServices on Cameroon
		Impressed by the enormous quantity of shrimps found in the Wouri river, the Portugese in the 15th century gave it the name "Rio Dos Camaroes", from where one drew the name Cameroun.The edition 2004 of the " Ngondo" celebration ritual of the people sawas lasted 8 days and was a great success.
		The essence of the festival of Ngondo is its character esoteric dimension which is not said, this bottom of the heart sawa placed in the depths of Wouri, in the belly of the " divinities " of the sea.
		It is river and of its mysteries, it is in the reading of what says the river, that Ngondo and with him the people sawa, draw their force.
	www.allcameroon.com /TestSite/ngondo_sawa.asp (464 words)

	OTAL - Cameroon
		Douala is situated on the southeastern shore of the Wouri River estuary, on the Atlantic coast about 130 miles (210 km) west of Yaoundé.
		The Wouri Bridge, 5,900 feet (1,800 m) long, joins Douala to the banana port of Bonabéri and carries both road and rail traffic to western Cameroon.
		Centered in Douala and built in the 1950s, the 1 km-long road and rail bridge over the Wouri river is overloaded with a perpetual traffic jam of passenger trains, trucks, buses, taxis and motorcycles.
	www.otal.com /cameroon/index.htm (1198 words)

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		Built in the 1950s, the 1 km-long road and rail bridge over the Wouri river is overloaded with a perpetual traffic jam of passenger trains, trucks, buses, taxis and motorcycles.
		But this sole crossing point over the Wouri river has become so overloaded and degraded that parts of the roadway bounce and vibrate as heavily loaded trucks lurch across its pot-holed surface.
		Economists reckon that 45 percent of Cameroon's entire exports have to cross the Wouri bridge to reach the port of Douala as well as most of the cotton exports trucked south from Chad.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=38753 (938 words)

	african country name origin
		Upper Volta reffered to its geographical location in relation to the Volta river.
		(also Cameroun in French) - The name is derived from Rio de Camarões (the River of Prawns) the name given to River Wouri by Portuguese Explorers in the 15th century.
		This later became Eritrea and was adopted by the country on independence from Ethiopia.
	www.ipoaa.com /african_country_name_origin.htm (1256 words)

	Clement Mengue Nkoa Online Homepage
		This is bordered to the west by the lush Mandara Mountains.
		The country to the northwest is very beautiful; volcanic peaks covered by bamboo forest rise to over 2000m (6500ft), with waterfalls and villages scattered over the lower slopes.
		Douala, or Duala, situated on the Wouri River, 24 km (15 miles) from the sea, is the largest city of Cameroon.
	www.clement-mengue-nkoa.net /6195.html (332 words)

	Cameroon Info
		Cameroon is located on the West coast of Africa with Nigeria in the NW, Chad on the NE, Central African Republic in the East, Gabon, Congo and Equatorial Guinea in the South and Lake Chad in the North.
		Many rivers run through Cameroon into the Atlantic ocean including the wouri from which Cameroon got her name (Rio dos Cameroes: river of shrimps).
		In the 15 Century, Portuguese arrived the area and discovered river wouri which had lots of shrimps.
	www.whitsons.us /cameroon.htm (1351 words)

	CRES Projects: Ecology and Conservation of Goliath Frogs (Conraua goliath)
		Three Goliath frog Conraua goliath populations were surveyed along the Wouri River system in West Africa.
		A number of radiotelemetry transmitters were successfully implanted in Goliath frogs and the individuals were raio tracked in their river habitats.
		The amphibian and reptile survey of Mt. Nlonako, the area in which the Goliath frog transects are situated, was completed in 2004.
	cres.sandiegozoo.org /projects/sp_goliath_frogs.html (256 words)

	Cameroon. Miniature-Africa
		Douala does have a couple of interesting sights of its own, including the landmark Hôtel Akwa Palace, located in the heart of town, a few hundred metres south-east of the shore of the Wouri River.
		Though disorganised and filled with mostly mediocre Bamoun and Bamiléké pieces, the museum's free and by studying its exhibits you'll be better able to judge the craftwork for sale on the streets.The best place for artifacts is the Artisianal Camerounais, an open-air crafts market located about halfway between the Akwa Palace and the town hall.
		Douala is located in the middle of Cameroon 's Atlantic coast, a few kilometres inland on the southern shore of the Wouri River.
	www.tfh-berlin.de /~s710260/cam/douala.htm (217 words)

	BlurtIt: Which rivers flow through Cameroon?
		Cameroon's principal seaport city, Douala, is provided for with an excellent harbor thanks to the Wouri River estuary.
		The Wouri, Sanaga, Nyong, and Ntem, which are the principal rivers in the south, flow south westward or westward directly, emptying into the Gulf of Guinea.
		The Benoué River, in Northern Cameroon, runs north and west, eventually draining into the Niger, and the Logone River, which flows northward, empties into Lake Chad.
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	Amazon.com: "Wouri River": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The name derives from camares, the Portuguese for prawns, which the first European visitors found in large quantifies in the Wouri River.
		Middlemen of the Cameroon Rivers: The Duala and their Hinterland c.1600-c.
		Internally, Douala was divided into a number of residential centers ("towns") located on the high ground along the Wouri river banks and dominated by two major lineages, Bell (Bonanjo) and Akwa (Bonambela).
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Wouri-River (539 words)

	Ethnologue: Cameroon
		(BO, ABAW) [ABB] North of Douala and west of the Wouri River, and Dibombari, Moungo Division, Littoral Province.
		Along the bend of the Sanaga River between the river and Sa'a, Sa'a Subdivision, Lekie Division, Center Province.
		Dodeo village near the Nigerian border, on the upper Mayo-Deo River, southern Mayo-Baleo Subdivision, Faro-and-Deo Division, Adamawa Province; and north of Nkambe, Donga-Mantung Division, North West Province.
	www.christusrex.org /www1/pater/ethno/Came.html (9923 words)

	MARINE FISHERY RESOURCES OF CAMEROON: A REVIEW OF EXPLOITED FISH STOCKS
		Both rivers have high flows; and important shrimping and bonga grounds are located off the two estuaries.
		Sanje River feeds Ambas Bay between Bimbia and Rio del Rey estuaries; around Idenau catches of shrimp, bonga and sardine are high.
		Wouri River feeds the Cameroon River estuary; fairly high flows; good nursery areas for many species (pelagic and demersal)
	www.fao.org /DOCREP/003/S4639E/S4639E10.htm (2916 words)

	The Post Online (Cameroon): Tit-Bits From Douala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		But in the evening of June 12, some 50 bendskin riders, got to the bridge from the Bonaberi side with passengers who were said to be members of a meeting group, and insisted on crossing, though it was not yet 9 pm.
		Supported by the passengers, the bendskin riders picked a quarrel with four policemen, when they (policemen) who were on duty at the entrance to the bridge, stopped the riders from crossing with the passengers at that time.
		Fortunately for the policeman, that part of the river, which is close to the bank, is not so deep and not very low from the bridge proper, and the bank too, is not steep.
	www.postnewsline.com /2005/06/strongtitbits_f_1.html (1535 words)

	Index on Africa
		Cameroon's name is derived from 'Rio dos Camaroes' meaning 'River of Prawns', the Portuguese name for the Wouri River estuary.
		The Congo River and its tributaries provide about 8000 miles of waterway transportation for the interior, which is sometimes the only way travel.
		Niger is pronounced 'nee-zher' because of its French background, not 'ni-jer' like the river's English pronunciation.
	us-africa.tripod.com /countries.html (1199 words)

	Le Meridien Douala - Luxury Douala Hotels at Luxedo.com
		Overlooking the Wouri River in one of the city's most tranquil districts, the harbour is just one and a half kilometers away.
		All bedrooms are air-conditioned, have an ensuite bathroom with shower over the bath, remote-control television and a comfortable sitting area.
		The Wouri is well known for its daily buffets at breakfast and lunch.
	www.luxedo.com /hotel.asp?hotelcode=MDDLAMER (172 words)

	Cameroon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Kingdoms, fondoms, and chiefdoms arose in the west, including those of the Bamileke, Bamun, and Tikar.
		They noted an abundance of prawns and crayfish in the Wouri River and named it Rio dos Camarões, Portuguese for River of Prawns, and the phrase from which Cameroon is derived.
		Some of the borders of Cameroon follow rivers, including the Aïna River and Ntem River.
	libraryoflibrary.com /E_n_c_p_d_Cameroon.html (3231 words)

	DayOne_Food (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		They named the area of the Wouri river, "Rio dos Camaroes" or "River of Shrimp".
		During the 15th century, when the explorers came to the mouth of the river, they found it teeming with shrimp.
		Using the map (provided by your teacher), identify Cameroon, fill in the surrounding countries and the primary cities.
	www.indiana.edu /~afrist/bastin/Day1.htm (926 words)

	Alliance of Cameroonians non profit Organization Toronto Canada
		Km and has a current population of more than 16million made up of a mosaic of at least 250 ethnic groups (divided within 7 major ethnic groups).
		Cameroon owes its name to a Portuguese sailor - Fernando Pôo who in 1472 was amazed by the amount of prawns in the river Wouri which he named "Río dos Camarões" whence the name Cameroon.
		Le Cameroun doit son nom semble t-il, aux marins de Fernando Pôo qui en 1472, s’extasièrent devant l’abondance des crevettes dans l’estuaire du Wouri et nommèrent le cours d’eau Río dos Camarões, d'où le nom actuel du Cameroun.
	www.alcacanada.org (258 words)

	Cameroon Hotel - Le Meridien Douala Hotel Cameroon
		Surrounded by lush gardens and offering a quiet haven for travellers, Le Meridien Douala is a modern building overlooking the Wouri River, the harbour and a wooded park.
		Le Meridien Douala has a casino and an outdoor swimming pool, and there is a tennis court 400 metres from the hotel and a health club three kilometres away, free of charge for hotel guests.
		The Wouri - this restaurant is well known for its daily buffets at breakfast and lunch.
	www.southtravels.com /africa/cameroon/lemeridiendouala/index.html (347 words)

	The Post Online (Cameroon): Douala Tit-Bits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Wouri Bridge, popularly known as Bonaberi Bridge, is gaining infamy for becoming a springboard for some people to launch themselves to death in the Wouri River.
		At about 2 pm on Thursday, February 2, a lady said to be about 30 years old, parked her car at the Bonaberi end of the bridge, and hired a commercial motorcycle (bendskin) to cross the bridge.
		Barely a fortnight before this incident, a young man who was also being transported across the bridge, on a bendskin, suddenly jumped into the river and drowned.
	www.postnewsline.com /2006/02/douala_titbits.html (992 words)

	Cameroon in the News
		's exports of cocoa, coffee, timber, rubber and bananas to ships waiting at the quayside on the south bank of the river.
		Tata Nyamnsai, a taxi driver, said traffic accidents on the bridge can sometimes extend the delays to two or three hours.
		Most of the agricultural commodities shipped out of Francophone Douala come from the heavy populated Anglophone region of Cameroon, which lies just to the north.
	www.adamfgreen.com /id16.html (1232 words)

	contacts
		Artbakery is situated on the outskirts of the city of Douala, one hour away from the town’s administrative centre.
		The village of bonendale is on the right banks of river Wouri which provided the name for the country, after being called « Rio dos Camaroes » by portuguese explorers.
		Apart from ArtBakery, you will find the studios of some of the most representative contemporary visual artists from the country (Joel Mpah Dooh, Salifou Lindou and Louisépée) as well as the working office of some of the most compelling poets (Marcel Kemajou), film maker –Tv director (Vincent Ndoumbe) and cultural activists...
	exitour.lecktronix.net /contacts.html (175 words)

	Origin of African Country Names - Words We Speak - GaiaNews
		Angola - When Portuguese mariner Diego Cao landed at the mouth of the Congo River in 1483, two distinct Kingdoms ruled the region.
		Cameroon (also Cameroun in French) - The name is derived from Rio de Camarões (the River of Prawns) the name given to River Wouri by Portuguese Explorers in the 15th century.
		Gabon - Gabon's first European visitors were Portuguese traders who arrived in the 15th century and subsequent Portuguese references refered to it as Gabon after the Portuguese word gabao, a coat with sleeves and hood resembling the shape of the Como River estuary, where they first explored.
	www.fyicomminc.com /gaianews/speech35.htm (1471 words)

	Africa Report: top companies in Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Overlooking the Wouri River in one of the cityâs most tranquil districts, Le MÃ©ridien Douala is ideally located near the main commercial and banking areas.
		Satiate your need for relaxation as you lounge beside the glistening waters of our outdoor pool, or test your luck as you stroll down to our lively hotel casino.
		Savor the famed buffets at The Wouri restaurant, and retire to the welcoming ambiance of your chicly appointed guest room.
	www.africareport.com /company_profile.aspx?Company_ID=226 (207 words)

	DennyN \| Denny Nkemontoh \| Travel Blog
		TOUR TO CAMEROON, AFRICA December 12, 2005 - January 1, 2006 Tour members: Don and Nancy Miller, Joe and Denny Nkemontoh, and their three children, Dan, Ruth and Paul Brief History: The country got its name in 1472 when the Portuguese sailors first began making sustained visits to the coastal region.
		They sailed into the area of what is now known as the Wouri River and named it Rio dos Cameroes (i.e.
		From that time on, the country has had a variety of names, depending on its political and linguistic history, namely Cameroon (British), Kamerun (German) and Cameroun [View Full Entry]
	www.travelblog.org /Bloggers/DennyN (1056 words)

	Cameroon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The name of the country derives from the term used for the Wouri River by Portuguese explorers.
		Reaching the Cameroon coast near the modern port city of Douala around 1472, those explorers named the river Rio dos Camaroes ("River of Prawns") after the variety of crayfish they found there.
		This name later was applied to the coastal area between Mount Cameroon and Rio Muni.
	www.everyculture.com /Bo-Co/Cameroon.html (5358 words)

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