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Obala
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Obala is a town in Cameroon's Centre Province, ca 45 km north of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon.

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Place details

Locality
Obala
Region
Centre
Country
Cameroun
Population
45,321
Timezone
Africa/Douala

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Obala
Settlement.image_skyline
Ville d'Obala.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
Downtown Obala
Settlement.pushpin_map
Cameroon
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Cameroon
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Cameroon
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Centre Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Division
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Lekié
Settlement.population_as_of
2012
Settlement.population_total
37888
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title
Religions

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Elevation
539
Image
Obala Cameroun.jpg
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Commons category
Obala (Cameroon)
P12749
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Obala is a town in Cameroon's Centre Province, ca 45 km north of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon.

==Overview== left|thumb|Obala in Cameroon ː city boundaries with OSM. The town is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese and hosts a military academy. Tourists in Obala may visit the somewhat derelict Luna Park whose main attraction is a swimming pool. Not far from Obala are the Nachtigal Falls, actually a series of rapids in the Sanaga River. It has one fairly nice hotel and a large open-air market. The town's football club is called 'Tarzan'. The language spoken is Eton, a Beti language.

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