Businesses in Nkongsamba

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Nkongsamba

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	25
Hotels and motels	17
Apartments	15
Shopping	11
Public administration	11
Churches	10
Bars, pubs and taverns	8
Gas station	7
Corporate management	7
Electronics stores	6
Bakeries	6

Nkongsamba Facts

Area	12.9 km²
Population	144,425
Male Population	70,876 (49.1%)
Female Population	73,549 (50.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+111.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+68.0%
Median Age	19.5 years (Male: 18.5, Female: 20.8)
Local Time
Timezone	West Africa Time
Lat & Lng	4.95470, 9.94040

Map of Nkongsamba

Interactive Map

Nkongsamba Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	68,389	80,682	85,978	81,460	144,425	157,679	174,387
Population Density	5,286.1 / km²	6,236.3 / km²	6,645.6 / km²	6,296.4 / km²	11,163.3 / km²	12,187.7 / km²	13,479.2 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Nkongsamba Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 68% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Nkongsamba	+111.2%	+79%	+68%
Littoral Region (Cameroon)	—	—	—
Cameroon	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Nkongsamba Median Age

Median Age: 19.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Nkongsamba	19.5 yrs	20.8 yrs	18.5 yrs
Littoral Region (Cameroon)	21.7 yrs	21.5 yrs	21.9 yrs
Cameroon	18 yrs	18.4 yrs	17.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Nkongsamba Population Density

Population Density: 11,163 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Nkongsamba	144,425	12.9 km²	11,163 / km²
Littoral Region (Cameroon)	3.6 million	20,124.1 km²	179 / km²
Cameroon	23.2 million	463,892.8 km²	50 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Nkongsamba Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1600 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Nkongsamba CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Nkongsamba	44,814 tn	0.31 tn	3,463.9 tons/km²
Littoral Region (Cameroon)	1,068,927 tn	0.3 tn	53.1 tons/km²
Cameroon	6,943,081 tn	0.3 tn	15 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Nkongsamba CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	44,814 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.31 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	3,463.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	Medium (7)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Nkongsamba

Nkongsamba is a city in western Cameroon. It is located in the Moungo department, which is in the Littoral region. The city had a population of 104,050 inhabitants at the 2005 Census. The city is a centre of farming of oil palms, bananas and coffee, ..

Nkongsamba Wikipedia Page

About Our Data

The data on this page is estimated using a number of publicly available tools and resources. It is provided without warranty, and could contain inaccuracies. Use at your own risk.