It is a crossroads village between Ambam and Ebolowa (capital of the southern province) and is located northwest of the town of Ambam.
On Sunday, May 6, 2007, the search for the wreckage of Kenya Airways Flight 507 began to focus on the area around Ebolowa.
Pierre Bilal Koko'o Lotti Abalintsina (born January 18, 1986 in Ebolowa), known as Koko'o, is a Cameroonian football player currently playing for Al-Ittihad.
Laureano Bisan-Etame Mayer (born 19 January 1977 in Kribi), commonly known as Lauren, is a retired Cameroonian footballer of Equatoguinean origin, who formerly played for the Cameroonian national team.
Patrick Suffo Kengné (born 17 January 1978 in Ebolowa, Cameroon) is a retired footballer.
In May 1991 he was appointed Bishop of the diocese of Ebolowa-Kribi covering the departments of Mvila and Ntem Valley.