EDEA

town, southwestern Cameroon, at the head of steamboat navigation of the lower Sanaga River. Aluminum from Fria in Guinea is the basis of the town's aluminum industry, which produces aluminum ingots, sheet metal, and household products. A school, a hospital, and living quarters are provided for staff and workers in the factory complex. Power for the plant and for other industries comes from Eda's dam on the Sanaga. There are stone quarries, palm-oil mills, and cocoa and rubber plantations in the vicinity. Eda is connected by rail and road to Douala (northwest) and Yaound (east) and by road to Kribi (south). Pop. (1987 est.) 40,792.