Galdi, Cameroon
Galdi | |
|---|---|
  Galdi | |
| Coordinates: 7°05′N 13°51′E / 7.083°N 13.850°E | |
| Country | Cameroon  |
| Region | Adamawa |
| Department | Vina |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,529 |
Galdi (also Galde) is a village in the commune of Nyambaka, in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon, in the south-eastern part of the Adamawa Plateau.[2]
Population[edit]
In 1967, Galdi contained 182 inhabitants, mainly Fula people[3]
At the time of the 2005 census, there were 1529 people in the village.[1]
There is a Sunday market in the village.[3]
Rock art[edit]
A site with rock art has been discovered in the vicinity of the village, with more than 150 motifs, including stylised metal weapons, arrangements of cups, and other unidentified signs.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Troisième recensement général de la population et de l'habitat (3e RGPH, 2005), Bureau central des recensements et des études de population du Cameroun (BUCREP), 2010.
- ^ a b Narcisse Santores Tchandeu, « Découverte d’un site d’art rupestre à Galdi au moyen Cameroun », in Afrique : Archéologie & Arts, No. 5, 2009, p. 1739.
- ^ a b Dictionnaire des villages de l'Adamaoua, ONAREST, Yaoundé, October 1974, p. 25
Bibliography[edit]
- Jean Boutrais (ed.), Peuples et cultures de l'Adamaoua (Cameroun) : actes du colloque de Ngaoundéré, du 14 au 16 janvier 1992, ORSTOM, Paris ; Ngaoundéré-Anthropos, 1993, 316 p. ISBN 2-7099-1167-1
- Dictionnaire des villages de l'Adamaoua, ONAREST, Yaoundé, October 1974, 133 p.
- Narcisse Santores Tchandeu, « Découverte d’un site d’art rupestre à Galdi au moyen Cameroun », in Afrique : Archéologie & Arts, No. 5, 2009, p. 173-179.
External links[edit]
- Nyambaka, on the website Communes et villes unies du Cameroun (CVUC)