Tinto is a locality of Cameroon located in the
South-West Region and the
Manyu . It is the district seat or
district capital
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of the
Upper Banyang(District) subdivision of
Cameroon
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. Home to the
Banyangi people. Along with UPPER BANYANG, the Tinto Council covers an area of 1217 km2.
History
The commune of Tinto (''Tinto Council'') was created in 1995 by the breaking up of the
Mamfé
Mamfe or Mamfé is a city in and the capital of Manyu (department), Manyu, a division of the Southwest Region (Cameroon), Southwest Region in Cameroon. It is from the border of Nigeria, on the Manyu River. It has a population of 36,500 (2017 est ...
Commune.
However, the etymology of the name comes from the eponymous founder Ta Ento. When Eugen von Zintgraff reached it in January 1889, he mispronounced it as Tinto. In 1892,the Germans opened trading post and in 1901, a military station was open under Lt. Karl Strumpell. The British wrestled Tinto from the Germans in January 1915. A year later, Tinto became a telegraphic hub and had a post office. In 1947, Tinto became a court area until it became the administrative seat of the Upper Banyang subdivision in 1993.
Geography
The commune extends over an eastern part of the
Manyu department, and borders eight Cameroonian communes:
Mamfé
Mamfe or Mamfé is a city in and the capital of Manyu (department), Manyu, a division of the Southwest Region (Cameroon), Southwest Region in Cameroon. It is from the border of Nigeria, on the Manyu River. It has a population of 36,500 (2017 est ...
,
Widikum
Widikum is a town and capital of the Widikum-Boffe district in Cameroon. It also serves as the Ambazonian capital of Midland State. Home to the Widikum Tribe, it is located in Momo County in northwestern Cameroon . Within the district ...
,
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 ...
,
Wabane
Wabane is a town and council/commune in Cameroon. It is the headquarters of Wabane sub-division in Lebialem division Southwest Region of Cameroon.
History
Wabane was selected and named at the second conference of the Mundani Elite Developme ...
,
Alou,
Fontem
Fontem is one the three subdivisions of Lebialem division located in the South West Region of Cameroon. It is west of Dschang. It is made up of three Fondoms namely Lebang, Essoh Attah Njoagwi ( Fotabong III) it has as sub divisional headquarte ...
,
Nguti.
People
At the 2005 census, Tinto Town had 2046 inhabitants. Tinto are Banyang of the Upper Banyang sub-group.
References
External links
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 Southwest Region (Cameroon)
Populated places in Southwest Region (Cameroon)
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