Nkongsamba

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

Nkongsamba is a city in western Cameroon. It is in the Moungo department, which is in the Littoral. As of the 2005 Census, the city had a population of 104,050. It is a centre for the farming of palm oil, bananas and coffee, and is between two mountains, the Manengouba Massif and Mount Nlonako. The central point is the "Ville"; other areas are measured in "Kilo", for kilometer. Mbo (Manenguba) is one of the languages used locally: in the surrounding district, Kaa and Baneka are used.

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

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

Anksa Kara

French/Cameroonian pornographic actress

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Thomas Nkuissi

Cameroonian Roman-Catholic priest, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nkongsamba, Cameroon (1928–2011)

Pero Sudar

Bosnian bishop

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Alphonse Beni

Cameroonian actor and film director (1946–2023)

Emmanuel Ngom Priso

French sprinter

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Ernest Wanko

Cameroonian sprinter (1934-2015)

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Serge N'Gal

Cameroonian association football player

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Théophile N'Tamé

Cameroonian footballer

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Augustin Kontchou Kouomegni

Cameroonian politician

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Daniel Kamwa

film director

Francine Gálvez

Spanish television presenter

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Prince Eyango

Cameroonian musician

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Valentine Ngaham

Cameroonian footballer

Lejeune Mbella Mbella

Cameroonian diplomat

Pierre Nartsiss

Cameroonian-born Russian singer (1977–2022)

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Cédric Djeugoué

Cameroonian footballer

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

Nearby places in Littoral

• Bareok
  3 mi away
• Ndoungue
  3.8 mi away
• Ekohok
  4.9 mi away
• Ndombenn
  4.9 mi away
• Ntolo
  5.1 mi away
• Bakakte
  5.9 mi away
• Ebone
  5.9 mi away
• Salmoa
  6 mi away
• Nkongnine
  6.8 mi away
• Badjoki
  8.1 mi away
• Bassete
  8.3 mi away
• Ekangte Mpaka
  8.3 mi away

Browse all places in Littoral →

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

Star of Bethlehem

Hippobroma longiflora

Seen 2026-06-09

Metaphaena novemmaculata

Metaphaena novemmaculata

Seen 2026-06-08

African oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Seen 2026-06-08

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Seen 2026-04-02

Grey-headed Nigrita

Nigrita canicapillus

Seen 2026-04-02

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Seen 2026-04-02

African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Seen 2026-01-15

White-bellied Pangolin

Phataginus tricuspis

Seen 2025-12-27

Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Seen 2025-12-04

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