Ebolowa

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Ebolowa

Total population

641,000

Elevation636 m

Coordinates2.92°, 11.15°

Demographic figures from Institut National de la Statistique (Cameroon). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ebolowa is a city in Cameroon. It is the capital of the South Region and the Mvila department. Its economy is primarily agricultural, with cocoa bean being its main crop.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

P

Patrick Suffo

Cameroonian and French footballer

C

Charles Assalé

Prime Minister of Cameroon (1911-1999)

T

Thomas Essomba

Light fly Weight 49/5

D

Donny Elwood

Cameroonian singer

J

Jean Marc Ela

Cameroonian sociologist and theologian (1936-2008)

P

Philippe Sanmarco

French politician

Jean Marc Ndjofang

Cameroonian draughts player

A

Aldo Curti

Cameroonian basketball player

D

Daniel Oyono

French basketball player (born 1983)

Samuel-Martin Eno Belinga

Cameroonian geologist, poet and musicologist (1935-2004)

K

Koko'o

Cameroonian footballer

P

Puppa Leslie

French singer (1969–1999)

René Claude Meka

general of Cameroon

Paolo Amato

Italian politician and journalist

M

Marthe Zambo

Cameroonian singer

F

Francis Zé

Cameroonian footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South

• Mekalat Yemveng
  1.6 mi away
• Abang
  1.7 mi away
• Mekalat Biyeng
  2.7 mi away
• Mvam
  2.7 mi away
• Enongal
  2.8 mi away
• About
  4.5 mi away
• Ando'o
  5.1 mi away
• Konda Essaebeng
  5.5 mi away
• Afanéngong Adjap
  6.5 mi away
• Engom I
  6.8 mi away
• Nkolandom
  7.7 mi away
• Mélangué I
  7.8 mi away

Browse all places in South →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Variegated grasshopper

Zonocerus variegatus

Seen 2026-03-29

African Crake

Crecopsis egregia

Seen 2024-05-19

Blue-spot Pansy

Junonia oenone oenone

Seen 2022-02-17

Common Forest Tree Frog

Leptopelis notatus

Seen 2022-02-15

Gaboon Forest Tree Frog

Leptopelis aubryi

Seen 2022-02-14

triangle staghorn fern

Platycerium stemaria

Seen 2022-02-12

Mexican sunflower

Tithonia diversifolia

Seen 2021-05-07

false ashoka

Monoon longifolium

Seen 2021-05-07

Tetrapleura tetraptera

Tetrapleura tetraptera

Seen 2021-04-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Ebolowa, sourced from Wikidata.

• Q137942271

  planned event

  Jan 23, 2026

Source: Wikidata (CC0).