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Menchum

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Country
  
Cameroon

Time zone
  
WAT (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Sunday 12:14 AM

Province
  
Northwest Province

Area
  
4,469 km²

Capital
  
Wum

Menchum

Weather
  
22°C, Wind SE at 2 km/h, 60% Humidity

Menchum falls during the rainy the dry seasons


Menchum is a department of Northwest Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 4469 km² and as of 2001 had a total population of 157,173.The capital of the department lies at Wum. The Menchum River drains this area, flowing westward into Nigeria to join the Benue River.

Contents

Map of Menchum, Cameroon

Menchum green valley rice growers cooperative farm tour


Subdivisions

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

Communes

  • Benakuma
  • Furu-Awa
  • Wum
  • Zhoa
  • References

    Menchum Wikipedia