Menchum

Menchum
Menchum
Department
	Department location in Cameroon
	Coordinates: 6°38′36″N 10°08′23″E / 6.6433°N 10.1397°E
Country	Cameroon
Province	Northwest Province
Capital	Wum
Area
• Total	1,725 sq mi (4,469 km2)
Population (2005)
• Total	161,998
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Menchum is a department of Northwest Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 4469 km² 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

District	Capital	Area (km²)^[2]
Menchum Valley	Benakuma	956.5
Furu-Awa	Furu-Awa	1,186
Wum	Wum	302.1
Fungom	Zhoa	2,098

References

^ "Population and Housing Census - Cameroon Data Portal".
^ "Departments of Cameroon". Statoids, obtained from Institut national de la statistique (Cameroun) - Annuaire statistique du Cameroun 2004. Retrieved April 6, 2009.

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[1] "Population and Housing Census - Cameroon Data Portal".

[2] "Departments of Cameroon". Statoids, obtained from Institut national de la statistique (Cameroun) - Annuaire statistique du Cameroun 2004. Retrieved April 6, 2009.

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