Achama
Achama | |
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| Coordinates: 5°57′08″N 9°44′27″E / 5.9523°N 9.7407°E | |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region | Northwest |
| Département | Momo |
| Elevation | 1,020 m (3,350 ft) |
| Population (2005[1]) | |
| • Total | 834 |
Achama is a location in Cameroon located in the department of Momo in the Northwest Region. It is part of the commune of Widikum-Boffe and consists of two villages, Lower Achama and Upper Achama.
Population
[edit]According to the census of 2005 there are 420 inhabitants in Lower Achama and 414 in Upper Achama.[1]
They speak menka, a Grassfields language.[2]
See also
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Notes and references
[edit]- ^ a b Répertoire actualisé des villages du Cameroun. Troisième recensement général de la population et de l'habitat du Cameroun, Bureau central des recensements et des études de population, vol. 4, tome 7, 2005 [1]
- ^ (in English) Charlene Ayotte and Michael Ayotte, Rapid appraisal and lexicostatistical analysis surveys of Atong, Ambele, and Menka. Widikum-Menka Subdivision. Momo Division. North West Province Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, SIL International, 2002, p. 6
Annexes
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- (in English) Charlene Ayotte and Michael Ayotte, Rapid appraisal and lexicostatistical analysis surveys of Atong, Ambele, and Menka. Widikum-Menka Subdivision. Momo Division. North West Province, SIL International, 2002, 43 p.
- P. Tjeega and Hubert Elingui, Dictionnaire des villages de Momo, Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique, Centre géographique national, s. l. [Yaoundé], 1987, 48 p.
External links
[edit]- (in English) Widikum Archived 2018-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, on Communes et villes unies du Cameroun (CVUC)
- (in English) Widikum-Boffe Council Development Plan, PNDP, June 2011, 191 p.
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