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Abong-Mbang is located on National Route 10, the main road leading from Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, to Bertoua , the capital of the East Province. The town is between three-and-a-half to six hours from Yaoundé and between two-and-a-half to six hours from Bertoua by bush taxi. Abong-Mbang itself is the capital of the Haut-Nyong division .
The main ethnic group of Abong-Mbang is the Makaa tribe, a Bantu people who speak a language called Makaa . Due to the town's location on the main route through the province, there are also large populations of Hausa, Fulani, Ewondo , and Bamilike . The town is also home to a handful of missionaries, NGO workers, and volunteers.
Most of the inhabitants are ChristianChristian cross and its many variations are widely recognized as an ancient Christian symbol. Christianity is an Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament. Although Christians generally chara, with a fairly even split between CatholicsThis article considers Catholicism in the broadest ecclesiastical sense. See Catholicism (disambiguation) for alternative meanings Catholicism has two main ecclesiastical meanings, described in Webster's Dictionary as: a) "the whole orthodox Christian chu and ProtestantsProtestantism in the strict sense of the word is the group of princes and imperial cities who, at the diet of Speyer in 1529, tried a protestation against the Edict of Worms which forbade the Lutheran teachings within the Holy Roman Empire. From there, th. There is also a sizeable population of MuslimA Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. The word Muslim means one who submits and implies complete submission to the will of God ( Allah). Muslims believe that nature is itself Islamic, since it follows natural laws placed by God. Thus, a Muslim ss.
Abong Mbang is located on relatively flat terrain, though there are some hillFor the landform that extends above the surrounding terrain and that is smaller than a mountain, see the article on mountain''. See also The Hill''. People whose surname is or was Hill include Ambrose Powell Hill, General of the Confederate States of Amers. The town is near the Dja River , and several streamThe primary meaning of stream is a body of water, confined within a bed and banks and having a detectable current. Stream is the umbrella term used in the scientific community for all flowing natural waters. For other meanings of the word stream see Streas flow through the area. The land is fairly swampyA swamp is a wetland that features permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water, generally with a substantial number of hummocks, or dry-land protrusions. Swamps usually are regarded as including a large amount of woody vegetatio and covered in dense forestThis article is about forests as a massing of trees. For other uses of the word, see Forest (disambiguation). A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, an area set aside for hunting). Forests can be found in all regions capable o.