Menchum

Menchum
—  Department  —
Department location in Cameroon
Country	Cameroon
Province	Northwest Province
Capital	Wum
Area
- Total	1,725.5 sq mi (4,469 km2)
Population (2001)
- Total	157,173
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

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.^[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

• Benakuma
• Furu-Awa
• Wum
• Zhoa

References

1. ^ "Departments of Cameroon". Statoids, obtained from Institut national de la statistique (Cameroun) - Annuaire statistique du Cameroun 2004. http://www.statoids.com/ycm.html. Retrieved April 27, 2009.