Makénéné 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 west and north; Chad to the northeast; th ...
. It is located in the
Mbam-et-Inoubou
Mbam-et-Inoubou is a department of Centre Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 7,125 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 153,020. The capital of the department lies at Bafia.
Subdivisions
The department is divided adm ...
department of the
Centre
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region.
According to the 2005 census, the commune had a population of 16,564.
Transportation
Cameroon National Highway N4 is the main road in Makénéné and paved route.
Transportation within Makénéné are mainly taxis, urban buses. Regional buses connect Makénéné with neighbouring areas via N4.
Notable people from Makénéné
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Tchamo Bosco Siakam former mayor of the town (2007-2015)
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Pascal Siakam
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, a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the
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of the
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David Leon Mayebi
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
(1954-2016) former footballer and manager; deceased in 2016 and father of footballer
Joslain Mayebi
Joslain Leon Mayebi (born 14 October 1986) is a Cameroonian footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for Hereford.
Career
Mayebi previously played for FC Metz, AEK Larnaca and Hakoah Ramat Gan.
He was selected for the Cameroon nation ...
Communities within Makénéné
Villages within Makénéné are clustered along
Cameroon National Highway N4:
The villages to the north end are mostly rural and sparsely populated:
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Kinding-Nde - located in the northwest over the boundary between Central and West Regions
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Kinding-Ndjabi - located in the northwest and directly south of Kinding-Nde
* Nyokon is divided into 4 smaller divisions:
** Nyokon I
** Nyokon II
** Nyokon III
** Nyokon IV
Most of the population in the commune lives in the south:
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Makénéné I
Makénéné is a town and commune in Cameroon. It is located in the Mbam-et-Inoubou department of the Centre region.
According to the 2005 census, the commune had a population of 16,564.
Transportation
Cameroon National Highway N4 is the main ...
- located in the south end of the commune and one of the two larger areas of the commune
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Makénéné II - located in the south end of the commune and just northwest of Makénéné I
See also
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Communes of Cameroon
The Arrondissements of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. The arrondissements are organised by divisions and sub divisions of each province (now Regions).
As of 2005 (and since 1996) there are 2 urban commu ...
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.
Populated places in Centre Region (Cameroon)
Communes of Cameroon
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