Dibamba River

[1] At its mouth, the river is tidal, and flows into the estuary through mangrove forests that extend south from Doualla to Point Souelaba.

[2] Near Douala, the river is crossed by a 370 metres (1,210 ft) T-section girder road bridge built of precast, prestressed concrete in 1983–1984.

[3] The Duala people, who today inhabit the region in and around the city of Douala, moved to their present-day location from Piti on the Dibamba river, displacing Bassa-Bakoko cultivators.

[5] The Dibamba was the scene of naval hostilities during World War I, when Commander Ralph Stuart Sneyd engaged and sank a large German launch on 10 September 1914, and drove the enemy out of their post at Piti.

[citation needed] Further inland, there are still some patches of permanent swamp forest on the river, but many others have been cleared and drained for oil palm plantation.

Wouri estuary showing lower part of the river (center-east) and the Duala settlements around 1850
Village near sand quarry
Sand quarry on the Dibamba River