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Momo (department)
Momo is a department of Northwest Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 1792 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 138,693. It is the ethnic home of the Widikum People. The capital of the department lies at Mbengwi. Subdivisions The department is divided administratively into 5 communes and in turn into villages. Communes * Andek * Batibo * Mbengwi Mbengwi is the headquarters of Momo Department in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, located some 22 km from Bamenda. Information The indigenous people are Meta people, to whom a few settlers from neighboring tribes like Ngie and Oshie ha ... * Njikwa * Widikum-Boffe Villages * Anong * Acha-Tugi * Ashong * Bessi * Bome * Batibo * Banya * Efah * Ewoh * Guneku * Konda * Kuruku * Mbemi * Oshum * Oshie * Mbengwi * Menka * Munam * Ngie * Njah-Etu * Njindom * Njinibi * Ngwo * Nyenjei * Nyanek * Mbunjei * Sang * Wumnebit * Wumnemburg * Zang-Tebi * Zang-Tembeng * Ngyenmuwah * TUDIG * Kai *Fpun *T ...
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Departments Of Cameroon
The Regions of Cameroon are divided into 58 divisions or departments. The divisions are further sub-divided into sub-divisions (''arrondissements'') and districts. The divisions are listed below, by province. The constitution divides Cameroon into 10 semi-autonomous regions, each under the administration of an elected Regional Council. A presidential decree of 12 November 2008 officially instigated the change from provinces to regions. Each region is headed by a presidentially appointed governor. These leaders are charged with implementing the will of the president, reporting on the general mood and conditions of the regions, administering the civil service, keeping the peace, and overseeing the heads of the smaller administrative units. Governors have broad powers: they may order propaganda in their area and call in the army, gendarmes, and police. All local government officials are employees of the central government's Ministry of Territorial Administration, from which loca ...
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Provinces Of Cameroon
The Republic of Cameroon is divided into ten regions. In 2008, the President of the Republic of Cameroon, President Paul Biya signed decrees abolishing "provinces" and replacing them with "regions". Hence, all of the country's ten provinces are now known as regions. Most of these provinces were designated in the 1960s alongside Centre-South Province (split into Centre and South in 1983). At the same time, Adamawa and Far North Provinces were split from North Province. See summary of administrative history in Zeitlyn 2018. See also *List of regions of Cameroon by Human Development Index * ISO 3166-2:CM * Communes of Cameroon * Departments of Cameroon * Subdivisions of Cameroon * List of municipalities of Cameroon This is the list of cities, towns, and villages in the country of Cameroon: Villages * Bodo * Goura, Centre Region * Goura, Far North Region * Ngoila * Mmuock Leteh File:Silicon Mountain as seen in Buea, Cameroon on 26-06 ... Referen ...
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Northwest Province (Cameroon)
The Northwest Region, or North-West Region () is one of ten regions in Cameroon. Its regional capital is Bamenda. The Northwest Region was part of the Southern Cameroons, found in the western highlands of Cameroon. It is bordered to the southwest by the Southwest Region, to the south by the West Region, to the east by the Adamawa Region, and to the north by Nigeria. Various Ambazonian nationalist and separatist factions regard the region as being distinct as a polity from Cameroon. In 1919, the Northwest Region became solely administered by the United Kingdom. In 1961, the region joined the Cameroon. Separatists from the Ambazonia administration regard both the ''Nord-Ouest'' (Northwest) and ''Sud-Ouest'' (Southwest) regions as being constituent components of their envisaged breakaway state. Administration The Northwest Region (known before 2008 as the Northwest Province) is the third most populated province in Cameroon. It has one major metropolitan city, Bamenda, with seve ...
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Mbengwi
Mbengwi is the headquarters of Momo Department in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, located some 22 km from Bamenda. Information The indigenous people are Meta people, to whom a few settlers from neighboring tribes like Ngie and Oshie have been added (see references to Dillon's work). The name "Mbengwi" means "a land of wild animals" in the Meta language since it used to be a hunting ground in the precolonial days, though it was settled before it became upgraded to an administrative centre. Today, this is still the principal function of the town whose growth has stagnated because of youth exodus and lack of income generating activities -both in the town and its hinterland.Interesting sites in include the Abi waterfalls in the heart of town and the Catholic monastery.Ecological attractions include wildlife watching (especially birds) and fishing in the Abi and Mezam Rivers.For people with anthropological interests, the 30 or so Fon's palaces (centers of traditional rule)off ...
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West Africa Time
West Africa Time, or WAT, is a time zone used in west-central Africa. West Africa Time is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC+01:00), which aligns it with Central European Time (CET) during winter, and Western European Summer Time (WEST) / British Summer Time (BST) during summer. As most of this time zone is in the tropical region, there is little change in day length throughout the year and therefore daylight saving time is not observed. West Africa Time is the time zone for the following countries: * (as Central European Time) * * * * * * (western side only) * * * (as Central European Time) * * * * (as Central European Time) * Countries west of Benin (except Morocco and Western Sahara) are in the UTC±0 time zone. Civil time in most of those countries is defined with reference to Greenwich Mean Time (now an alias for UTC±0, rather than an independent reference). References See also * Central European Time, an equivalent time zone covering most E ...
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Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Its nearly 27 million people speak 250 native languages. Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad, and the Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area ''Rio dos Camarões'' (''Shrimp River''), which became ''Cameroon'' in English. Fulani soldiers founded the Adamawa Emirate ...
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Widikum People
The Widikum people are an ethnic group of Cameroon and are one of the largest ethnic groups of the Northwest Region (Cameroon), North-West Region of Cameroon . Origins According to oral tradition, the Widikum people originated from an area near the villages of Bamben and Numben in the Northwest Region (Cameroon), Northwest region of Cameroon. Egun Oyimi is said to be the ancestral home of the Widikum-speaking people found in Momo (department), Momo division, parts of Mezam, Lebialem, Manyu (department), Manyu, Menchum, Menoua, and Bamboutos, Bamboutus divisions.. Language The Widikum people mainly speak the Meta’ language, which is broken up into 2 main dialects: Menemo (Mbengwi), and Moghamo (Batibo), These dialects have slight differences, but generally sound the same and mutually intelligible. Culture The Widikum people have a very vibrant and colorful culture, which includes traditional clothing, dances, and cuisines. Widikums, along with the most of the North ...
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Communes Of Cameroon
The Arrondissements of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. The arrondissements are organised by divisions and sub divisions of each province (now Regions). As of 2005 (and since 1996) there are 2 urban communities (Douala and Yaoundé) divided into 11 urban districts (5 in Douala and 6 in Yaounde), 9 towns with special status (Nkongsamba, Bafoussam, Bamenda, Limbe, Edéa, Ebolowa, Garoua, Maroua and Kumba Kumba is a metropolitan city in the Meme department, Southwest Region, Western Cameroon, referred as "K-town" in local slang. Kumba is the most developed and largest city in the Meme Department and has attracted people from the local villag ...), 11 urban communes and 305 rural communes. The councils are headed by mayors and municipal councillors who are elected. The councils have a responsibility in principle for the management of local affairs under the supervision of the State. Under Cameroonian law, the councils provide and re ...
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Andek
Andek is a town and commune in Cameroon. Andek is the headquarters of Ngie local government area in Momo County, Northern Zone of Ambazonia See also *Communes of Cameroon The Arrondissements of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. The arrondissements are organised by divisions and sub divisions of each province (now Regions). As of 2005 (and since 1996) there are 2 urban commu ... * Tinechung References Site de la primature - Élections municipales 2002 Contrôle de gestion et performance des services publics communaux des villes camerounaises Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV * Charles Nanga, La réforme de l’administration territoriale au Cameroun à la lumière de la loi constitutionnelle n° 96/06 du 18 janvier 1996', Mémoire ENA. Communes of Northwest Region (Cameroon) {{Cameroon-geo-stub ...
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Batibo
Batibo is a name that refers to a town and a subdivision in Cameroon, Africa. It is located along the Trans-African Highway, 27 miles west of Bamenda and about 100 miles east of Nigeria. Batibo is the economic, social, political and cultural heartbeat of the Moghamo speaking people as well as the Greater Widikum people, Widikum tribe. Batibo, formerly referred to as Aghwi, is home to a people including farmers, traders, and craftsmen. Batibo is the capital of Batibo Sub Division or Batibo Council and is located 40 kilometers southwest of Bamenda in the northwest region of Cameroon, along the Bamenda - Mamfe road. It is located between latitudes 575 and 590 north of the equator, longitudes 975 east of the Greenwich meridian, and at the transition between the Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, equatorial forest in the south and the savannah to the north. Villages Batibo comprises the following villages: *Ambo, Cameroon, Ambo *Angie, Cameroon, Angie *Anong, Camerou ...
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Njikwa
Njikwa is a town and commune in Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... References Site de la primature - Élections municipales 2002 Contrôle de gestion et performance des services publics communaux des villes camerounaises Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV * Charles Nanga, La réforme de l’administration territoriale au Cameroun à la lumière de la loi constitutionnelle n° 96/06 du 18 janvier 1996', Mémoire ENA. Communes of Northwest Region (Cameroon) {{Cameroon-geo-stub ...
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Widikum-Boffe
The Widikum people are an ethnic group of Cameroon and are one of the largest ethnic groups of the North-West Region of Cameroon . Origins According to oral tradition, the Widikum people originated from an area near the villages of Bamben and Numben in the Northwest region of Cameroon. Egun Oyimi is said to be the ancestral home of the Widikum-speaking people found in Momo division, parts of Mezam, Lebialem, Manyu, Menchum, Menoua, and Bamboutus divisions.. Language The Widikum people mainly speak the Meta’ language, which is broken up into 2 main dialects: Menemo (Mbengwi), and Moghamo (Batibo), These dialects have slight differences, but generally sound the same and mutually intelligible. Culture The Widikum people have a very vibrant and colorful culture, which includes traditional clothing, dances, and cuisines. Widikums, along with the most of the North West Region, wear what is commonly called “Bamenda Dress/Clothes.” However, each tribe has a par ...
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