Bonanjo
Bonanjo is a suburb in Littoral Province, Cameroon. Bonanjo is situated nearby to the locality Carrefour La Manne, as well as near the suburb Bali.Photo: BertG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood of Douala
- Also known as: “Douala 1” and “Douala I”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Doual’art and Palace of King Bell.
Doual’art
Museum
Photo: Roberto Paci Dalò, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Doual'art is a non-profit cultural organisation and art centre founded in 1991 in Douala, Cameroon and focused on new urban practices of African cities.
Palace of King Bell
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Palace of King Bell situated in Douala is a building constructed in 1905 by the Germans for King Auguste Manga Ndumbe. The building is also known as La Pagode; this name comes from the French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline, who remained in Douala in 1916–17, who calls it such in his famous novel Voyage au bout de la nuit.
Former police station of Douala
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The former police station situated in Douala is a building constructed at the beginning of the 20th century by the Germans to serve as the first police station under the German mandate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Douala.
Douala
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Douala is the largest city and the commercial centre of Cameroon. Douala is really quite a hot and sticky place, and the grimy state of the infrastructure in parts leaves a lot to be desired.
Bonanjo
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Littoral Province, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
4.04302° or 4° 2′ 35″ northLongitude
9.6865° or 9° 41′ 11″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
6FPF2MVP+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 923991868OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Bonanjo” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bonanjo”
- French: “Bonanjo”
- German: “Bonanjo”
- German: “Joss-Plateau (ehemaliger Name)”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carrefour La Manne and Bali.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place du Gouvernement and Former palace of Justice of Douala.
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