Mbouda
Town in West Province, Cameroon
5°38′N 10°15′E / 5.633°N 10.250°E / 5.633; 10.250![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_Cameroon.svg/25px-Flag_of_Cameroon.svg.png)
(2012)
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Mbouda is the capital of the Bamboutos department of West Province, Cameroon. Projected to be the fourteenth fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.16% growth. [1] 5°38′N 10°15′E / 5.633°N 10.250°E / 5.633; 10.250
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Notable people born in Mbouda
- Tony Sunshyne [fr] (Gilbert Nguita Noumessi), author / composer.
- Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi [fr], politician.
- Dieudonné Watio [fr], bishop, born in Balatchi in 1946.
- Jacques Toussele, photographer, born in Bamessingué
- Christophe Fofié (1946–1999), politician, businessman and sports promoter.
- Etienne Poufwon, politician. Also known as Poufong Etienne
- Martin Kuete, also known as Mylord, politician, born in Babete.
Buildings
- Mbouda Prefecture building
- Mbouda sub-prefecture
- Mbouda City Hall
- Mbouda Palace of Justice.
In 2022, American YouTuber MrBeast built a well in the city.[2]
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Sport
Mbouda has a municipal stadium,[3] renovated from 2007 to 2009, then a second time between 2018 and 2020 to be a training stadium for the Africa Cup of Nations 2021. It is the home of Bamboutos FC.
- Renovation of the stadium for the ACN 2021
- May 2015
- February 2016
- January 2019
- November 2019
- November 2019
References
- ^ "Ranked: The World's Fastest Growing Cities". virtual capitalist. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ We Built Wells in Africa!, retrieved 2022-05-22
- ^ Camfoot.com (2020-07-25). "Le stade municipal de Mbouda aux normes de la Fifa". Camfoot.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-25.
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Communes of West Region, Cameroon
- Bangourain
- Foumban (urban)
- Foumbot
- Kouoptamo
- Koutaba
- Magba
- Malentouen
- Massangam
- Njimom
![West Region](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Cameroon_-_West.svg/70px-Cameroon_-_West.svg.png)
- Dschang (urban)
- Dschang (rural)
- Fokoué
- Fongo-Tongo
- Nkong-Zem
- Penka-Michel
- Santchou
- Bafoussam (urban)
- Bafoussam (rural)
- Bamougoum
- Lafé-Baleng
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