Ndu, Cameroon

Ndu
Ndu
Commune and town
	Ndu Location in Cameroon
	Coordinates: 6°25′N 10°49′E / 6.417°N 10.817°E
Country	Cameroon
Region	Northwest
Population
• Total	With a population of slightly over twenty thousand inhabitants.
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Ndu is a town and commune in Donga-Mantung, a division in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. It lies at the northeast edge of the Bamenda Grassfields, on the eastern arc of the Ring Road.^[1] It is the highest elevation town in Cameroon.

About 85,000 people live in Ndu commune. Most are Wimbum - the three clans which speak the Limbum language. Ndu commune contains the southeast part of Wimbum-land, including the villages of Talla, Ngarum, Taku, Ntundip, Luh, Ndu-town, Mbipgo, Njimkang, Njilah, Wowo, Sehn, Ntumbaw, Njirong, Ngulu, Nseh Macop, Sinna and Sop.^[2] Nkambe Central commune contains the rest of Wimbum-land.^[3] Most Wimbum are farmers, raising maize, beans, potatoes, yams, njama-njama, tomatoes, coffee, plantains, and rice. Most soils are rich and the rain is generally sufficient for good crops.^[2] At the south end of Ndu commune is the Ndu Tea Estate, the largest tea plantation in Cameroon.^[4] Some people raise cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and fowls.^[2]

Ndu town is the administrative headquarters of the commune. The town includes a large market, hotels, schools, two hospitals(Government and Baptist Hospitals), a gendarmerie, and the Cameroon Baptist Theological Seminary.^[2]

Ndu lies in Cameroon's Western High Plateau.^[1] The land is quite hilly, with elevations ranging from 700m on the Mbaw plain, to cool grassy highlands like Talla at 2200m. Important tree species include mahogany, iroko and sapele.^[2] The average weather ranges from 7c to 20c throughout the year

Geography

Climate

Situated at 2,057 m (6,749 ft) above sea level, the town of Ndu has a subtropical highland climate (Cwb, according to the Köppen climate classification), with mild temperatures throughout the year. The rainfall is abundant, with a short dry season between December and February.

Climate data for Ndu
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26.1 (79.0)	26.9 (80.4)	25.9 (78.6)	24.1 (75.4)	22.9 (73.2)	21.8 (71.2)	20.7 (69.3)	20.6 (69.1)	21.2 (70.2)	21.5 (70.7)	22.6 (72.7)	24.7 (76.5)	23.3 (73.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	19.0 (66.2)	20.0 (68.0)	19.9 (67.8)	18.9 (66.0)	18.2 (64.8)	17.3 (63.1)	16.6 (61.9)	16.4 (61.5)	16.7 (62.1)	17.0 (62.6)	17.4 (63.3)	18.1 (64.6)	18.0 (64.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	12.7 (54.9)	14.1 (57.4)	15.2 (59.4)	15.3 (59.5)	15.0 (59.0)	14.4 (57.9)	13.9 (57.0)	13.8 (56.8)	13.9 (57.0)	14.0 (57.2)	13.4 (56.1)	12.5 (54.5)	14.0 (57.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	6 (0.2)	19 (0.7)	87 (3.4)	248 (9.8)	279 (11.0)	302 (11.9)	429 (16.9)	467 (18.4)	408 (16.1)	344 (13.5)	109 (4.3)	9 (0.4)	2,707 (106.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Map of Cameroon - Nkambe.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ndu.
^ Nkambe.
^ Mulutakwi.
^ "Climate Ndu". Climate Data. 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

Bibliography

Map of Cameroon - Nkambe - NB-32-XVII. Yaounde: National Geographic Centre. 1983.
Mulutakwi, Achiri Robert (2011). "Cameroon Tea Experience" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-11-25.
"Ndu". United Councils and Cities of Cameroon. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
"Nkambe". United Councils and Cities of Cameroon. Retrieved 2016-11-16. Contains a map of the communes in Donga-Mantung.
"Village Dictionary of Donga-Mantung" (PDF). Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer, United Republic of Cameroon. March 1973. Retrieved 2016-11-23. (Online map (1973) at page 41.)