Lebialem is a
department of
Southwest Region in
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
. The Division covers an area of 617 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 113,736.
The capital of the department lies at
Menji
Menji is a town and capital of the Fontem district in Cameroon. It is also the capital of Lebialem division.
Geographical information
See also
*Communes of Cameroon
The Divisions of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration i ...
. Lebialem got its name from the Lebialem Falls, a twin water fall, which means ''"a hill from which water drops"''. The Division is dominated by two ethnic groups, the
Mundani to the north and the
Bangwa to the south (''ba'' meaning people of), though other ethnic groups exists, the makeup a minority, example the
Mbo,
Banyangi and
Bamiléké.
Subdivisions
The department is divided administratively into 3
districts and in turn into 17 villages or Fondoms.
Communes
*
Fongo-Tongo
Fossi Mondi, Libialem.jpg, Fossimondi
Volcanic terrain, Mvock, Libialem.jpg, Volcanic terrain, Mvock
Corn Farm, Libialem.jpg, Corn Farm
File:Terrace Farming, Libialem.jpg, Farm space
References
Departments of Cameroon
Southwest Region (Cameroon)
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