Menchum

Menchum is a department of Northwest Province in . The department covers an area of 4469 km2 and as of 2005 had a total population of 161,998. The capital of the department lies at Wum.
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  • Type: department of Cameroon
  • Description: department of Cameroon
  • Also known as: Menchum Division”, “Mentchoum”, “Metchum”, “Metchum Division”, and “Wum Division

Menchum

Latitude
6.5° or 6° 30′ north
Longitude
10.1667° or 10° 10′ east
Elevation
1,118 metres (3,668 feet)
Open location code
6FRGG528+2M
Geo­Names ID
2226947
Wiki­data ID
Q685677
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Swedish—“Menchum” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Менчум (дэпартамент)
  • Belarusian: Менчум
  • Cebuano: Metchum Division
  • Chinese: Menchum Koān
  • Chinese: 門楚姆州
  • Chinese: 门楚姆州
  • Dutch: Menchum
  • French: Menchum
  • German: Menchum
  • Italian: Dipartimento di Menchum
  • Min Nan Chinese: Menchum Koān
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Menchum
  • Norwegian: Menchum
  • Polish: Menchum
  • Russian: Менчум
  • Spanish: Departamento de Menchum
  • Spanish: Menchum
  • Swedish: Metchum Division

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