Menchum
Also known as Metchum Division
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. The capital of the department lies at Wum. The Menchum River drains this area, flowing westward into Nigeria to join the Benue River.
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- Menchum
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- Department
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- 260px
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- bottom
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- 300
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- Country
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- Northwest Province
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- Wum
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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. 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.
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