carrière

carrière is a quarry in West Region, Cameroon. carrière is situated nearby to the place of worship lieu sacré fossa’a (maisonnette), as well as near the spring source fossa’a.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dschang and Bafou.

Dschang

Photo: eLaboureur, CC BY 2.0.

Dschang is a sizable community located in the West Region of Cameroon. The somewhat odd spelling goes back to the German colonizers of the 19th century.

Bafou is a small municipality situated in the west of Cameroon, in the West region, Menoua division and Nkongni subdivision. Bafou is populated by the Bamileke people, situated at approximately 10 km from Dschang the closest city. Bafou is situated 7 km northeast of carrière.

Fokoué

Town

Fokoué is a town and commune in Cameroon. Fokoue, also known as foo kweh, meaning the "king of strength" in yehba, comprises a commune made up of five villages: Bamehou, Fomopea, Fontsa Toula, Fotomena, and Fokoue. Fokoué is situated 10 km southeast of carrière.

carrière

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: West Region, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude

5.43377° or 5° 26′ 2″ north

Longitude

10.06545° or 10° 3′ 56″ east

Open location code

6FQGC3M8+G5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 331650843

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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