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'Limbe (Victoria until 1982)' (also spelled 'Limbé') is a seaside city in the Southwest Province of Cameroon. Limbe was founded in 1857 on the southern slopes of Mount Cameroon and has grown as a seaside resort. According to the 2001 estimate, the population was 84,500.

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Statistics

Religion: Christian, Muslim, Baha'i, Traditional

Language: English, French, Cameroonian Pidgin English, Bakweri, several African languages

Industry: Food processing, Textiles, Chemicals, Petroleum

Exports: Coffee, Cacao, Cotton, Sugar, Tobacco, Rubber, Palm oil

Climate: Tropical

History

Limbe was known as Victoria until 1982. The city was founded by British missionary Alfred Saker of the Baptist Missionary Society of London. He bought the land from King William I of Bimbia. Swiss Presbyterian missionaries bought the land from the Baptist Missionary Society in 1887. At this time Cameroon had become a German colony. Victoria became British in 1915.

Language

The Southwest Province's official language is English, although French is often spoken due to the city's geographic proximity to Douala, where the official language is French. Most of the population speaks Cameroonian Pidgin English. The native language of the region is Bakweri or Mokpwe.

Of interest

Limbe is located on a beautiful bay against the backdrop of a major mountain range. Black sand beaches make Limbe one of two coastal towns (Kribi being the other) that are popular among Western tourists. The Limbe Wildlife Centre and Limbe Botanical Gardens are notable attractions.

Commerce

Cameroon is world famous for its tea and agriculture production, and Limbe is the center of its oil industry. The Port of Limbe is one of four commercial ports in Cameroon.
===Sister cities===

★ Saint-Brieuc, France

★ Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda

★ Seattle, USA

External links

★ Seattle-Limbe Sister City Association website