Kribi

Kribi is a beach resort and sea port in Cameroon. The coastal town of Kribi lies on the Gulf of Guinea, in Ocean Department, South Province, at the mouth of the Kienké River. This location lies approximately 150 kilometers (93 mi) by road, south of Douala, the largest city in Cameroon and the busiest seaport in the country. The coordinates of Kribi are 2° 56' 6.00"N, 9° 54' 36.00"E (Latitude:2.9350; Longitude:9.9100)

It has an estimated population of 55,401. It services sea traffic in the Gulf of Guinea and also lies near the terminus of the Chad-Cameroon pipeline. The Lobé Waterfalls are nearby and there is a road inland, through the Littoral Evergreen Forest, as far as Lolodorf.

Kribi Power Development Company (KPDC) is in the process of building a natural gas-powered electricity generating plant, Kribi Power Station, in the community of Mpolongwe, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), north of the Kribi central business district. The 216 MW plant that cost US$390 million (CFA: 176.3 billion) to build, is expected to advance in the first half of 2013

The environment of Kribi is a possible location for a port for the export of iron ore from about 500 kilometres (310 mi) away. Specifically, the port could be sited at Grand Batanga about halfway between Kribi and the border with Equatorial Guinea, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi), by road, to the south of Kribi. Since there is no natural harbour at Kribi, the port itself would be several kilometres offshore where deepwater of at least 20 metres (66 ft) is suitable for large Capesize ships. It is also the location for the Kribi lighthouse.

The iron ore comes from mines near Mbalam. The mine would have an output of approximately 35 million tons per year, with a 30 year span. An alternate site for this port is at Lolabé.

Due to its equatorial position, Kribi experiences a short, fairly dry season and a long very wet season. The hottest month, February, has an average high temperature of 32 C (89.6 F), and an average low of 25 C (77 F). The wettest month, September, experiences a massive 483 mm (19 in) of rain. 27 of the 30 days in September is mostly rainy. The driest month, December, experiences 59 mm (2.3 in) of rain. The coldest month is August, with an average high of 28 C (82.4 F), and a low of 23 C (73.4 F). The weather is humid almost the entire year.

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