Menchum is a

department Department may refer to: * 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 4469 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 161,998. The capital of the department lies at

Wum Wum is a town and commune in Cameroon. It is the capital of Menchum division in the Northwest Province. Geography Wum is the third biggest town in the north west region of Cameroon. It lies on a plateau at an elevation of about 1100 m near the ...

. The

Menchum River The Menchum River and its tributaries drains a large area of the Northwest Region of Cameroon. It in turn is a tributary of the Benue River in Nigeria. Location The Menchum, Donga and Katsina Ala rivers all flow west from the Northeast Regio ...

drains this area, flowing westward into

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

to join the

Benue River The Benue River (french: la Bénoué), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is the major tributary of the Niger River. The river is approximately long and is almost entirely navigable during the summer months. The size of its bas ...

Subdivisions

The department is divided administratively into 5

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

and in turn into villages.

Communes

* Benakuma * Furu-Awa *

* Zhoa

References

Departments of Cameroon Northwest Region (Cameroon) {{Cameroon-geo-stub