Kribi, Océan Department, South Province, Cameroon

Geography : Location | Overview | Kribi Power Station | Transport : Sea | Iron mine | Bauxite mine | Great things to do

🇨🇲 Kribi is a beach resort and sea port in Cameroon.

Geography: Location The coastal town of Kribi lies on the Gulf of Guinea, in Océan Department, South Province, at the mouth of the Kienké River. This location, lies approximately 150 km (93 mi), by road, south of Douala, the largest city in Cameroon and the busiest seaport in the country.

Overview It services sea traffic in the Gulf of Guinea and also lies near the terminus of the Chad-Cameroon pipeline. The Lobé Waterfalls are nearby and there is a road inland, through the Littoral Evergreen Forest, as far as Bipindi and Lolodorf where native communities of Pygmies are found.

Kribi Power Station Kribi Power Development Company (KPDC) has built a natural gas-powered electricity generating plant, Kribi Power Station, in the community of Mpolongwe, approximately 10 km (6.2 mi), north of the Kribi central business district. The 216 MW plant that cost US$390 million (CFA: 176.3 billion) to build, came on line in 2013. It is now owned by Globeleq A second phase expansion is planned.

Transport: Sea Near Kribi is the location of a proposed port for the export of iron ore from about 500 km (310 mi) away and also bauxite. Since there is no natural harbour at Kribi, the port itself would be several km offshore where deepwater of at least 20 metres (66 ft) is suitable for large Capesize ships. It is also the location for the Kribi Lighthouse.

By 2017, the port development had started, and by 2020 the port was being developed by Louis Berger.

The port will be served by railways of two different gauges, 1435mm and 1000mm. There will be a new 130km rail link between the port and the existing metre gauge network at Edéa. Dual gauge sleepers could be installed so that the new lines are compatible with the proposed African Integrated High Speed Rail Network (AIHSRN).

Iron mine The iron ore will come from mines near Mbalam. The mine would have an output of approximately 35 million tonnes per year, with a 30-year or so lifespan. This line is to be standard gauge lines (1435mm) with a 37.5t axle load. In 2021, a contract was let to build the rail line to Mbalam.

Bauxite mine It is proposed to connect the port of Kribi to a new bauxite mine in the north of Cameroon at Minim, Martap with a metre gauge (1000mm) 20t axle load railway. A link line junctions from the Camrail line at Edéa and proceeds 110km to Kribi.

Great things to do Kribi is renowned for its popular beach locations in Ngo'e and near the Lobé Waterfalls. Kribi is equally very popular for its roasted fish. Fishermen typically come in from the sea on week-ends and sell fresh fishes that tourists can then buy and have roasted in many restaurants around the beach. The nightlife especially in places in like Big-BEN is also among some of the exciting things to do in Kribi.

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Kribi has a population of over 55,401 people. Kribi also forms the centre of the wider Océan Department which has a population of over 133,062 people.

To set up a UBI Lab for Kribi see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Kribi has links with:

🇫🇷 Ouistreham, France 🇫🇷 Saint-Nazaire, France
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Antipodal to Kribi is: -170.09,-2.935

Locations Near: Kribi 9.91,2.935

🇬🇶 Bata 9.767,1.85 d: 121.7  

🇨🇲 Douala 9.7,4.05 d: 126.2  

🇲🇼 Limbe 9.194,4.016 d: 144.1  

🇨🇲 Buea 9.231,4.155 d: 155.2  

🇬🇶 Malabo 8.774,3.753 d: 155.5  

🇬🇶 Ciudad de la Paz 10.817,1.583 d: 180.9  

🇨🇲 Kumbo 9.45,4.633 d: 195.6  

🇨🇲 Kumba 9.45,4.633 d: 195.6  

🇨🇲 Yaoundé 11.52,3.873 d: 206.9  

🇨🇲 Nkongsamba 9.933,4.95 d: 224.1  

Antipodal to: Kribi -170.09,-2.935

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 18789.5  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 18751.9  

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17916.6  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17249.5  

🇺🇸 Līhuʻe -159.35,21.967 d: 17010  

🇺🇸 Lihue -159.35,21.967 d: 17010  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 17008.8  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 17009.5  

🇺🇸 Pearl City -157.969,21.394 d: 17005.2  

🇺🇸 Kapa'a -159.333,22.083 d: 16997.5  

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