Ndu, Cameroon

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Ndu
Commune and town
Ndu is located in Cameroon
Ndu
Ndu
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 6°25′N 10°49′E / 6.417°N 10.817°E / 6.417; 10.817
Country Cameroon
RegionNorthwest
Population
 • TotalWith a population of slightly over twenty thousand inhabitants.
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Ndu is a town and commune in Donga-Mantung, a division in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. It lies at the northeast edge of the Bamenda Grassfields, on the eastern arc of the Ring Road.[1] 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. 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.[2] Nkambe Central commune contains the rest of Wimbum-land.[3] Most Wimbum are farmers, raising maize, beans, potatoes, yams, njama-njama, tomatoes, coffee, plantains, and rice. Most soils are rich and the rain is generally sufficient for good crops.[2] At the south end of Ndu commune is the Ndu Tea Estate, the largest tea plantation in Cameroon.[4] Some people raise cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and fowls.[2]

Ndu town is the administrative headquarters of the commune. The town includes a large market, hotels, schools, two hospitals(Government and Baptist Hospitals), a gendarmerie, and the Cameroon Baptist Theological Seminary.[2]

Ndu lies in Cameroon's Western High Plateau.[1] 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, iroko and sapele.[2] The average weather ranges from 7c to 20c throughout the year

See also[]

  • Nkambé for a very brief history of the area.

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Map of Cameroon - Nkambe.
  2. ^ a b c d e Ndu.
  3. ^ Nkambe.
  4. ^ Mulutakwi.

References[]

  • Map of Cameroon - Nkambe - NB-32-XVII. Yaounde: National Geographic Centre. 1983.
  • Mulutakwi, Achiri Robert (2011). "Cameroon Tea Experience" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  • "Ndu". United Councils and Cities of Cameroon. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  • "Nkambe". United Councils and Cities of Cameroon. Retrieved 2016-11-16. Contains a map of the communes in Donga-Mantung.
  • "Village Dictionary of Donga-Mantung" (PDF). Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer, United Republic of Cameroon. March 1973. Retrieved 2016-11-23. (Online map (1973) at page 41.)

Coordinates: 6°25′N 10°48′E / 6.417°N 10.800°E / 6.417; 10.800

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