NKONGSAMBA

also spelled N'kongsamba, or Nkongsomba, town, western Cameroon. Nkongsamba lies at the foot of Mount Manengouba (7,861 feet ). It is the terminus of the railway from Douala and has road connections to Bamenda (north), Bafoussam (northeast), and Buea (southwest). Large palm-oil, banana, and coffee plantations in the area make Nkongsamba a commercial centre. Coffee and tobacco from the north are shipped by rail to Douala for export. The town has a sawmill, a food-processing plant, and a teacher-training school. Pop. (1987) 85,560.