German West Africa
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German West Africa (Deutsch-Westafrika) was a designation used for German territories in West Africa.
The designation Deutsch-Westafrika could be found in other names
- 1896 founded Deutsch-Westafrikanische Handelsgesellschaft[1]
- 1904 founded Deutsch-Westafrikanische Bank.[2]
See also: German West African Company.
Territories
German West Africa between 1884 and 1919 consisted of the following areas (w/o Deutsch-Südwestafrika):[3]
| Territory | German time | Area (circa) | Population (circa) | Current countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altkamerun (ohne Nordosten) | 1884–1919 | 483.000 km²[4] | 2.588.000 |  Cameroon Nigeria |
| Ambasbay / Victoria[5] | 1887–1919 | ? | 12.000 | Cameroon |
| Entenschnabel | 1894–1911 | 12.000 km² | ? | Cameroon Chad |
| Kapitaï und Koba | 1884–1885 | 2.310 km² | 35.000 |  Guinea |
| Mahinland | 1885 | ? | 10.000 | Nigeria |
| Neukamerun (Deutsch-Kongo) | 1911–1919 | 295.000 km² | 2.000.000[6] |  Gabon Republic of the Congo Chad Central African Republic |
| Salaga Area (East) | 1899–1919 | ? | ? |  Ghana |
| Togo | 1884–1919 | 87.200 km²[7] | 1.000.000 | Ghana Togo |
| Gesamt | 879.510 km² | 5.645.000 |
See also
- Berlin West Africa Conference
References
- ↑ Eintrag Deutsch-Westafrikanische Handels-Gesellschaft D.K.G. Hamburg im Deutschen Koloniallexikon
- ↑ Eintrag Deutsch-Westafrikansche Bank im Deutschen Koloniallexikon
- ↑ For statistics regarding individual entities see Statistische Angaben zu den deutschen Kolonien Deutsches Historisches Museum
- ↑ Ohne “Entenschnabel”
- ↑ Horst Gründer: Geschichte der deutschen Kolonien. 5. Aufl., Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn/München/Wien/Zürich 2004, S. 84, ISBN 3-8252-1332-3
- ↑ Grobe Schätzung
- ↑ Inklusive östliches Salaga-Gebiet
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