Ndu is a town and commune in

Donga-Mantung Donga-Mantung (Mantungia) is a Departments of Cameroon, division of the Northwest Province (Cameroon), Northwest Region of Cameroon. The division covers an area of 4279 km and as of 2021 had a total population of 520 401 . The capital city ...

, a division in the Northwest Region of

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. It lies at the northeast edge of the Bamenda Grassfields, on the eastern arc of the Ring Road.Map of Cameroon - Nkambe. It is the highest elevation town in Cameroon. About 85,000 people live in Ndu commune. Most are Wimbum - the three clans which speak the

Limbum language Limbum is a Grassfields language of Cameroon, with a small number of speakers in Nigeria. It is used as a trade language by some, but is primarily the mother tongue of the Wimbum people, who live in Donga-Mantung division of the Northwest Region ...

. Ndu commune contains the southeast part of Wimbum-land, including the villages of Talla, Ngarum, Taku, Ntundip, Luh, Ndu-town, Mbipgo, Njimkang, Njilah, Wowo, Sehn, Ntumbaw, Njirong, Ngulu, Nseh Macop, Sinna and Sop.Ndu. Nkambe Central commune contains the rest of Wimbum-land. Most Wimbum are farmers, raising

maize Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native American ...

beans A bean is the seed of some plants in the legume family (Fabaceae) used as a vegetable for human consumption or animal feed. The seeds are often preserved through drying (a ''pulse''), but fresh beans are also sold. Dried beans are tradition ...

potato The potato () is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground stem tubers of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'', a perennial in the nightshade famil ...

es, yams, njama-njama,

tomatoes The tomato (, ), ''Solanum lycopersicum'', is a plant whose fruit is an edible berry that is eaten as a vegetable. The tomato is a member of the nightshade family that includes tobacco, potato, and chili peppers. It originated from and was d ...

coffee Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted, ground coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content, but decaffeinated coffee is also commercially a ...

, plantains, and

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. Most soils are rich and the rain is generally sufficient for good crops. At the south end of Ndu commune is the Ndu Tea Estate, the largest tea plantation in Cameroon.Mulutakwi. Some people raise cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and fowls. Ndu town is the administrative headquarters of the commune. The town includes a large market, hotels, schools, two hospitals(Government and Baptist Hospitals), a

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, and the Cameroon

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. Ndu lies in Cameroon's

Western High Plateau The Western High Plateau, Western Highlands or Bamenda Grassfields is a region of Cameroon characterised by high relief, cool temperatures, heavy rainfall and savanna vegetation. The region lies along the Cameroon line and consists of mounta ...

. The land is quite hilly, with elevations ranging from 700m on the Mbaw plain, to cool grassy highlands like Talla at 2200m. Important tree species include

mahogany Mahogany is a straight- grained, reddish-brown timber of three tropical hardwood species of the genus ''Swietenia'', indigenous to the AmericasBridgewater, Samuel (2012). ''A Natural History of Belize: Inside the Maya Forest''. Austin: Universit ...

iroko Iroko (Yoruba language, Yoruba: Ìrókò) is a large hardwood tree from the west coast of tropical Africa that can live up to 500 years. This is the common name for the genus ''Milicia'', in which there are two recognized species, which are close ...

and

sapele ''Entandrophragma cylindricum'' is a tree of the genus ''Entandrophragma'' of the family ''Meliaceae''. It is commonly known as sapele or sapelli ( ) or sapele mahogany, as well as aboudikro, assi, and muyovu. Origin of the name The name ''sape ...

. The average weather ranges from 7c to 20c throughout the year

Geography

Climate

Situated at above sea level, the town of Ndu has a

subtropical highland climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring c ...

(''Cwb'', according to the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

), with mild temperatures throughout the year. The rainfall is abundant, with a short dry season between December and February.

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* * * * Contains a map of the communes in Donga-Mantung. * (Online map (1973) at page 41.) Communes of Northwest Region (Cameroon) {{Cameroon-geo-stub

Geography

Climate

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