Central Africa
Cameroon
North-West Region

Chomba

Chomba is a village under the municipality in . The village is located six kilometers outside of Bamenda town. Before the 1960s, no motorable road linked the village to Bamenda town.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Cameroon
  • Also known as: “Shomba”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bamenda and Bali.

Photo: Dada dada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, 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, .

Town
is a town and commune in , lying west of . It has a population of 32,000. Formerly the centre of a kingdom, it is known for its palace and its regular festival. is situated 10 km west of Chomba.

Chomba

Latitude
5.91144° or 5° 54′ 41″ north
Longitude
10.09598° or 10° 5′ 46″ east
Elevation
1,242 metres (4,075 feet)
Open location code
6FQGW36W+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2461016086
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7108013
Wiki­data ID
Q5104419
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Min Nan Chinese—“Chomba” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Chomba”
  • Dutch: “Chomba”
  • French: “Chomba”
  • Irish: “Chomba”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chomba”

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