Tibati (Fula: Tibati 𞤼𞤭𞤦𞤢𞤼𞤭) is a town and
commune in
Djérem
Djérem is a department of Adamawa Province in Cameroon.
The department covers an area of 13,283 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 89,382. The capital of the department lies at Tibati.
It is named after the Djérem River.
Sub ...
, Cameroon. The town and region are reigned by a local monarch, the Lamido.
The most notable economic activity in the region is the fishery industry. The fish comes from the
lake Mbakaou, a large dammed lake next to Tibati. It is distributed all over
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th ...
, mainly to the capital
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...
.
The town's medical needs are covered by a large missionary hospital in
Ngaoubela, approximately 15 km in the north, following N15 / N6 into the direction of
Ngaoundal. This hospital is led by an Austrian physicist and supported by several donor organisations in
Vorarlberg
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, Austria and the United States. An exchange of volunteers from Europe and North America is taking place on a regular basis.
See also
*
Communes of Cameroon
The Arrondissements of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. The arrondissements are organised by divisions and sub divisions of each province (now Regions).
As of 2005 (and since 1996) there are 2 urban commu ...
References
ENTWICKLUNGSPARTNERSCHAFT FÜR KAMERUN - the Austrian donor organisation
Contrôle de gestion et performance des services publics communaux des villes camerounaises
Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV
* Charles Nanga,
La réforme de l’administration territoriale au Cameroun à la lumière de la loi constitutionnelle n° 96/06 du 18 janvier 1996
', Mémoire ENA.
Communes of Cameroon
Populated places in Adamawa Region
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