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Encyclopedia > Limbe
Location of Limbe in Cameroon
The shore at Limbe
The shore at Limbe

Limbe (also spelled Limbé) is a city in western Cameroon. Limbe was founded in 1857 on the southern slopes of Mount Cameroon and has grown as a seaside resort. Image File history File links CM-Limbe. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1632x1120, 1562 KB) Ocean at Limbe, Southwest Province, Cameroon, with Bioko (Equatorial Guinea) visible in the distance. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1632x1120, 1562 KB) Ocean at Limbe, Southwest Province, Cameroon, with Bioko (Equatorial Guinea) visible in the distance. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Mount Cameroon (also known as Cameroon Mountain or Fako) is an active volcano in Cameroon, near the Gulf of Guinea and is part of a general area of volcanic activity the Cameroon Volcanic Line, which also includes Lake Nyos, the site of the 1986 Lake Nyos tragedy. ... The seafront of Torquay, a seaside resort in Devon, England. ...

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Statistics

Population: 84,500 (2001 estimate)


Religion: Christian, Muslim, Traditional A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ...


Language: English, French, African Language


Industry: Food processing, Textiles, Chemicals, Petroleum It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Cloth. ... A chemical substance is any material substance used in or obtained by a process in chemistry: A chemical compound is a substance consisting of two or more chemical elements that are chemically combined in fixed proportions. ... It has been suggested that black gold (oil) be merged into this article or section. ...


Exports: Coffee, Cacao, Cotton, Sugar, Tobacco, Rubber, Palm oil Coffee in beverage form. ... Binomial name Theobroma cacao L. For the town in French Guiana see Cacao, French Guiana Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is a small (4–8 m tall) evergreen tree in the family Sterculiaceae (alternatively Malvaceae), native to tropical South America, but now cultivated throughout the tropics. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... Magnified view of refined sugar crystals. ... Species N. glauca N. longiflora N. rustica N. sylvestris N. tabacum Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005 Tobacco (, L.) refers to a genus of broad-leafed plants of the nightshade family indigenous to North and South America, or to the dried and cured leaves of such plants. ... Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky emulsion (known as latex) in the sap of a number of plants but can also be produced synthetically. ... Palm oil is a form of edible vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of the Oil palm tree. ...


Climate: Tropical


History

The Atlantic port city of Limbe, formerly known as Victoria, was founded by British missionary Alfred Saker. The city lies on the southwest coast of the Republic of Cameroon between West and Central Africa. Colonized by Germany in 1884, then divided into French and British zones after World War I, Cameroon became a republic in 1972. Alfred Saker (b. ...  Western Africa (UN subregion)  Maghreb West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead:5 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:8 million Military dead:4 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:7 million The First World... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ...


Language

The Southwest Province's official language is English, although French is often spoken due to the city's geographic proximity to Douala, where the official language is French. An official language is a language that is given a privileged legal status in a state, or other legally-defined territory. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Of interest

Limbe is located on a beautiful bay against the backdrop of a major mountain range. Gorgeous black sand beaches make Limbe one of two coastal towns (Kribi being the other) that are popular among Western tourists. The Limbe Wildlife Centre and Limbe Botanical Gardens are notable attractions. == Kribi is a beach resort and sea port in Cameroon, lying on the Gulf of Guinea coast, at the mouth of the Kienké River. ...


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Commerce

Cameroon is world famous for its tea and agriculture production, and Limbe is the center of its oil industry. The Port of Limbe is one of four commercial ports in Cameroon. Tea leaves in a gaiwan. ... The Oil industry brings to market what is currently considered the lifeblood of nearly all other industry, if not industrialized civilization itself. ...


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Limb - definition of Limb in Encyclopedia (234 words)
A limb (from the Old English lim) is a jointed appendage of the human or animal body; a large or main branch of a tree; a representative, branch or member of a group or organization.
In the human body, the upper and lower limbs are commonly called the arms and the legs.
A limb (from the Latin limbus) is the graduated edge of a circle or arc within an astronomical or surveying intrument.
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