Matomb

Matomb, located in the Nyong-et-Kéllé department of Cameroon's Centre Region, is a commune situated approximately 65 kilometers southwest of Yaoundé. It serves as the administrative center for the arrondissement bearing the same name. The commune encompasses several villages, including Bingongog, Bomtol, Boumbone, Kombeng, Lamal-Pouguè, Lissé, Mambine, Mandoga, Mandoumba, Manguèn I, Manguèn II, Manyaï, Mawel, Mayebeg, Mayos, Mbemndjock, Mbeng, Nganda, Ngoung, Nkenglikok, Nkongtock, and Pan-Pan.^[3]

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Matomb
Commune and town
Coordinates: 3°49′17″N 11°03′41″E / 3.821276°N 11.061497°E / 3.821276; 11.061497
Country	Cameroon
Area
• Total	240 sq mi (620 km2)
Population
• Estimate  (2005)[2]	11,512
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Website	https://communedematomb.com/
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According to the Third General Population and Housing Census conducted in 2005, Matomb had a population of 11,512 residents, with 2,234 residing in the urban center.^[4] The majority of the population belongs to the Bassa ethnic group. Matomb is located just off the Yaoundé-Douala (N3) highway. The region is also a hub for agricultural activity, with a strong emphasis on palm oil production, which is a significant source of income for many local farmers.

1. ^ "Matomb Commune Overview". Commune de Matomb. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
2. ^ "Matomb Commune Population". Osidimbea. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
3. ^ "Histoire de la Commune de Matomb". Osidimbea La Mémoire du Cameroun. Encyclopédie, Annuaire. Actualité, Histoire des organisations (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-04.
4. ^ "(Fr) Répertoire actualisé des villages du Cameroun : Troisième Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat du Cameroun – Institut National de la Statistique du Cameroun". Retrieved 2024-12-04.

• Site de la primature - Élections municipales 2002 (in French)
• Contrôle de gestion et performance des services publics communaux des villes camerounaises - Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV (in French)
• Charles Nanga, La réforme de l’administration territoriale au Cameroun à la lumière de la loi constitutionnelle n° 96/06 du 18 janvier 1996, Mémoire ENA. (in French)

3°49′N 11°04′E / 3.817°N 11.067°E / 3.817; 11.067

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