Momo is a
department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Northwest Province 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 ...
. 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.
Subdivisions
The department is divided administratively into 5
communes and in turn into villages.
Communes
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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 administrati ...
*
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
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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 we ...
*
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 ...
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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