Kribi
Province
Kribi is a town in the south of Cameroon at the mouth of Kienkié the Gulf of Guinea, with around 60,000 inhabitants (2007 ). The inhabitants are predominantly Basaa, Batanga, Mabi, Ewondo and Bulu.
History
Kribi arose as a settlement of German merchants in the Batanga coast and belonged since 1884 to the German colony of Cameroon. In the following years it developed into the administrative and economic center of the south of the colony. 1894 Mecklenburg clerk retired Dietrich von Oertzen was appointed District Officer in Kribi, to carry out the executive measures was a small police force under a police officer available. Kribi was soon the main port of export for rubber and ivory from the hinterland of the Batanga coast. 1895 a separate customs office was established to facilitate the merchants of the South by completing their commitments spot the settlement of export.
1899, the town was attacked by the urgent from the hinterland to the coast Bulu and had to be evacuated temporarily. Due to massive use of military Bulu the 1899/1900 were subjected to and east of Kribi station and district Ebolowa furnished.
Economy and infrastructure
Economically of interest include the port ( export of timber and cocoa from inland Südkameruns ) and tourism. Kribi has undertaken over the most beautiful beaches of Cameroon. A particularly worth seeing is the goal Lobé Waterfall ( Chute de Lobé ) not far south of Kribi.
In the city there are several hotels and a hospital. The Catholic Pallottinermission maintains a built during the German colonial period, 2002 restored church.