Menoua

Menoua is a department of West Province in . The department covers an area of 1,380 km2 and as of 2019 had a total population of 276,000. The capital of the department lies at .
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  • Type: department of Cameroon with 372,000 residents
  • Description: department of Cameroon
  • Also known as: Departement de la Menoua

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dschang and Bafou.

is a sizable community located in the West Region of Cameroon. The somewhat odd spelling goes back to the German colonizers of the 19th century.

Village
is a small municipality situated in the west of Cameroon, in the West region, Menoua division and Nkongni subdivision. is populated by the Bamileke people, situated at approximately 10 km from the closest city. is situated 6 km northeast of Menoua.

Menoua

Latitude
5.45° or 5° 27′ north
Longitude
10.0667° or 10° 4′ east
Population
372,000
Elevation
1,385 metres (4,544 feet)
Open location code
6FQGF328+2M
Geo­Names ID
2227064
Wiki­data ID
Q921417
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Menoua” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Մենուա
  • Cebuano: Département de la Ménoua
  • Chinese: Menoua Koān
  • Chinese: 梅努阿州
  • Dutch: Menoua
  • French: Menoua
  • German: Menoua
  • Italian: Dipartimento di Menoua
  • Min Nan Chinese: Menoua Koān
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Menoua
  • Norwegian: Menoua
  • Polish: Menoua
  • Russian: Менуа
  • Spanish: Departamento de Menoua
  • Spanish: Menoua
  • Swedish: Département de la Ménoua

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Menoua”. Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.