Djohong is a town and
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in
Cameroon
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The village of Djohong dates back to colonial times. Originally it was located in the valley just NE of current Djohong and was named "Dzong."
Population
Gbaya and
Fulbe
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people ( ff, Fulɓe, ; french: Peul, links=no; ha, Fulani or Hilani; pt, Fula, links=no; wo, Pël; bm, Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region ...
are the dominant ethnicities in the town with smaller representations of
Mbororo, Pana,
Tupuri,
Bassa and
Bamilike
The Bamileke are a Central African people who inhabit the Western High Plateau of Cameroon.
Languages
The Bamileke languages belong to the Grassfields branch of the Niger-Congo language family, which is sometimes labeled as a " Bantuoid lan ...
. This area of the Adamawa is considered the epicenter of Gbaya population in Cameroon.
Mbere Valley National Park
The
Mbere Valley National Park is a protected nature zone consisting of 77,000 hectares. The biodiversity in the area is one of the main reasons why the Cameroonian government decided to protect the valley.
Proximity
Djohong is located 160 km from the provincial capital of Ngaoundere and 90 km from Meiganga. Ngaoui is the nearest large town located 45 km to SE.
Refugee population
The area surrounding Djohong has a significant refugee population from the
Central African Republic
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.
See also
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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 commu ...
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 Cameroon
Populated places in Adamawa Region
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