Noun (department)

See also: Noun (homonymy)

The Noun is a department of the Cameroun located in the province of the West. Its chief town is Foumban.

Districts

The department counts 8 districts:
  • Bangourain
  • Foumban
  • Foumbot
  • Kouoptamo
  • Koutaba
  • Magba
  • Malentouen
  • Massangam
  • Njimom

Communes

The department is cut out in 8 communes:
  • Bangourain
  • Foumban (district urban)
  • Foumbot
  • Kouoptamo
  • Koutaba
  • Magba
  • Malentouen
  • Massangam
  • Njimom

Characteristics

  • Foumban is the heart of the country bamoun. It conceals imposing it palate of the sultan, built on the model of the German residences.
  • the village of Momaron is in the center of landscapes superb and famous for its ceramics.
  • the lake Monoun is a destination appreciated because of its banks arranged at the edge of an old lake of crater.
  • the area of Koutaba is dedicated to the coffee plantations like those close to the Monastery Benedictine

Sources

  • National institute of the statistics (Cameroun) - statistical Directory of Cameroun 2004
  • Primature - Districts of the province of the West
  • Decree n°2007/115 of April 13rd, 2007 and decree n°2007/117 of April 24th, 2007

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