Official Name: | Tokombéré |
Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Cameroon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cameroon |
Subdivision Name1: | Extreme North |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Mayo-Sava |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2005[1] |
Population Total: | 91256 |
Timezone: | WAT |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Tokombéré is a town and commune in Cameroon. 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, Muslims, and animists. The town's development began in large part with the arrival of a priest from southern Cameroon, Baba Simon, in 1959. The Catholic mission 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.