Monatélé is a town and
commune in
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
and capital of the
Lekié
Lekié is a department of Centre Region in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 2,989 km and had a total population of 354,864. The capital of the department lies at Monatélé.
It is named after the Lekié River.
Subdivisions
The ...
Department of the
Centre Region. It is composed of many villages.
According to the 2005 census, the commune had a population of 36,933, including 10,324 in the town of Monatélé.
[''Répertoire actualisé des villages du Cameroun. Troisième recensement général de la population et de l'habitat du Cameroun'', Bureau central des recensements et des études de population, vol. 4, issue 7, 2005,]
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The sprinter Irene Bell Bonong is from Monatélé.Irene BELL BONONG
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See also
*Communes of Cameroon
The Divisions of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. They are organised by divisions and sub divisions of each province (now Regions).
As of 2005 (and since 1996) there are 2 urban communities (Douala and Ya ...
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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