Ambam
Ambam is a town and commune in the Vallée-du-Ntem department, South Province, Cameroon on the border with Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. This frontier town is located approximately 220 km from Yaoundé and as of 2005 had a population of 41,089. Traditionally, it has traded with its neighbouring countries across the border. The Fang are the main ethnic group.
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- Locality
- Ambam
- Region
- Sud
- Country
- Cameroun
- Population
- 25,052
- Timezone
- Africa/Douala
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Ambam is a town and commune in the Vallée-du-Ntem department, South Province, Cameroon on the border with Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. This frontier town is located approximately 220 km from Yaoundé and as of 2005 had a population of 41,089. Traditionally, it has traded with its neighbouring countries across the border. The Fang are the main ethnic group.
==History== This town was once occupied by the Germans under the nation of Kamerun. The Germans built several administrative buildings in Ambam as it was of strategic importance.
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