Mezam

Mezam is a division of the North West Region of Cameroon. The department covers an area of 1745 km2 and as of 2005 had a total population of 524,127. The capital of the department lies at .
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  • Type: department of Cameroon
  • Description: department of Cameroon
  • Also known as: Bamenda Division” and “Mezam Division

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bamenda.

, also known as Abakwa and Mankon Town, is a city in northwestern and capital of the . The city has a population of about six hundred thousand people and is located 366 km north-west of the Cameroonian capital, .

Mezam

Latitude
5.9785° or 5° 58′ 43″ north
Longitude
10.1478° or 10° 8′ 52″ east
Elevation
1,229 metres (4,032 feet)
Open location code
6FQGX4HX+C4
Geo­Names ID
2226830
Wiki­data ID
Q966674
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Swedish—“Mezam” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Мезам (дэпартамент)
  • Belarusian: Мезам
  • Cebuano: Mezam Division
  • Chinese: Mezam Koān
  • Chinese: 梅扎姆州
  • Chinese: 梅贊州
  • Dutch: Mezam
  • French: Mezam
  • German: Mezam
  • Italian: Dipartimento di Mezam
  • Japanese: メザム
  • Min Nan Chinese: Mezam Koān
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Mezam
  • Norwegian: Mezam
  • Polish: Mezam
  • Russian: Мезам
  • Slovenian: Mezam
  • Spanish: Departamento de Mezam
  • Spanish: Mezam
  • Swedish: Mezam Division

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