Momo is a
department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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of
Northwest Province in
Cameroon
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. 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 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 ...
. The capital of the department lies at
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 ...
.
Subdivisions
The department is divided administratively into 5
communes
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and in turn into villages.
Communes
*
Andek
*
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 heart ...
*
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
*Tuanyang
References
Departments of Cameroon
Northwest Region (Cameroon)
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