Somié is a village in Bankim,

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in the

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. It is located near the

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border at 6°28' N, 11° 27' E. It has an officially designated "second degree" chief, several schools, churches and mosques as well as a government health centre. There is a small solar power installation that has been providing electricity to the village since 2018. The Mambila people who live there are predominantly farmers.

List of the chiefs of Somié

# Tulum # Ndinyura # Chomo/Chókmo # Nyura: first contact with the Germans (Hurault) # Menandi: 8 wives; 10 as chief # Konaka (Kolaka in official documents): chief from 1923? to 1949 died in Nov. 49 # Ndi Etienne: chief from 1950 to end June 1953 # Mɔgɔ Michel: 6 wives; chief from 1954 to December 1976 # Dega François: born in 1950 died 29 April 2002; chief from November 1977 to 2002. # Ndi Adam: Died 15 September 2017 chief from 2003 to 2017 # Ernest Konaka: chief from Jan 2018

References

External links

www.mambila.info
Populated places in Adamawa Region {{Cameroon-geo-stub