Tokombéré is a town and
commune in
Cameroon
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. The town has approximately 10,000 inhabitants and the commune approximately 80,000. Surrounded by rocky hills, Tokombéré is a crossroads for multiple ethnic groups, including the Mada, Muyang, and Zulgo tribes. The town's religious makeup is nearly equal among
Christians
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,
Muslims
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, and
animists
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. The town's development began in large part with the arrival of a priest from southern Cameroon, Baba Simon, in 1959. The
Catholic mission
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remains an important and central location in Tokombéré, with its hospital, high school, elementary school, women's center, youth center, farmer's center, and more.
See also
*
Communes of Cameroon
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As of 2005 (and since 1996) there are 2 urban communities (Douala and Ya ...
Notes
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.
References
Communes of Far North Region (Cameroon)
Cameroon geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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