Menchum Explained

Menchum
Settlement Type:Department
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Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cameroon
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Northwest Province
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Wum
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:4469
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:161,998
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:6.6433°N 10.1397°W

Menchum is a department of Northwest Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 4469 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 161,998.[1] The capital of the department lies at Wum.The Menchum River drains this area, flowing westward into Nigeria to join the Benue River.

Subdivisions

The department is divided administratively into 5 communes and in turn into villages.

Communes

DistrictCapitalArea (km2)[2]
Menchum ValleyBenakuma956.5
Furu-AwaFuru-Awa1,186
WumWum302.1
FungomZhoa2,098

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and Housing Census - Cameroon Data Portal.
  2. Web site: Departments of Cameroon . April 6, 2009 . Statoids, obtained from Institut national de la statistique (Cameroun) - Annuaire statistique du Cameroun 2004.

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