Mbalmayo
Mbalmayo is a town in Cameroon's Centre Region. The town had 60,091 inhabitants in 2012. It is the capital of the Nyong-et-So'o Division It is located at the banks of the Nyong river between Ebolowa and Yaoundé. It is an agricultural centre and has an important function as a centre of education. It has several primary and secondary schools owned by the government, Roman Catholic Church, Religious bodies and lay Private individuals. It is a beautiful town with many tourist attractions, once in town you can visit the Roman Catholic cathedral built during the colonial era, the water catchment at Akomnyada, the Marianne Sanctuary at Nkolbindi, two wood transformation factories Exam placage and COCAM, an old German bridge across the Nyong river constructed by Germans in the early 1900s and so on. The hotel and lodging sector is fast growing with many modern hotels and lodging structures springing up like mushrooms. Site of the Mbalmayo National Forestry School.
Country/Region: Cameroon