Ebolowa
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Ebolowa is located in Cameroon
 Ebolowa
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| Country |  Cameroon |
| Region | South |
| Department | Mvila |
| Elevation | 636 m (2,087 ft) |
| Population (2012)est | |
| • Total | 76,885 |
Ebolowa is the capital of Cameroon's South Region. It has a population of 79,500 (2001 estimate). It is a colonial town and a notable agricultural centre.
Overview
The main crop is cocoa.[1] It also hosts an important number of administrative services, being the capital of both the South Region and the Mvila département. Ebolowa is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
Tarred roads link Ebolowa to Mbalmayo and Ambam.
Accident
On Sunday, May 6, 2007, the search for the wreckage of Kenya Airways Flight 507 began to focus on the area around Ebolowa. En route from Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, to Nairobi, Kenya, Flight KQ 507 took off 0005 on Saturday (2305 GMT Friday) after a stop in Douala, Cameroon. The flight was scheduled to reach Nairobi at 0615 (0315 GMT) but a distress signal was received shortly after its takeoff from Douala.
References
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