Mundemba
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Mundemba | ||
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Coordinates: 4°58′12″N 8°54′35″E / 4.97000°N 8.90972°E | ||
Country | Cameroon
Division Ndian | |
Mundemba is a town in Southwest Region,[1] of Cameroon and the capital of the Ndian Division. The headquarters of Korup National Park are located in Mundemba. The separate village of Manja is nowadays practically an extension of Mundemba.
People
Mundemba was and still remains a predominantly Oroko settlement, but given the economic importance and administrative role of the town, many of the residents are from other local ethnic groups (i.e. Korup, Ejagham), and also the Anglophone North westerners, Francophone (esp. government employees), and people from Nigeria. with the population of about 80% youth.
Economy
The main employment opportunities in Mundemba revolve around agricultural goods (esp.
Transport
Mundemba is accessible by car from
Transportation of goods to and from Calabar, Nigeria, is to a large extent undertaken by wooden motor-boats that depart from Mbulu Beach, a small port on Ndian River a few kilometers outside Mundemba. There is no customs here, however, so this is not a formal entry/exit point for tourists intending to reach Nigeria. Establishing a boat service for tourist transportation to and from
Services and amenities
Large sections of Mundemba are connected to the electrical grid which is generated locally by petrol generators run by Eneo Cameroun SA (Energy of Cameroon). Similarly, many households have running water provided by SNEC (the Cameroonian State water provider). There are no telephone landlines but both major mobile telecommunication providers in Cameroon (
There is a police station, Gendarmerie and Army barracks in town. The main current Micro-finance within Mundemba include; Express Exchange and Express Union. In addition, there are other cooperatives that operate a branch in Mundemba where it is possible to carryout secured financial transactions as well as send or receive money within Cameroon through a money transfer system.
There is a public hospital in town and a PAMOL hospital a few kilometers outside the town. There are pharmacies in town that can provide basic medication.
Twice weekly (Wednesday and Saturday), there is a large market in town (next to the soccer field), where local produce and goods are sold. In addition, there are several small stores that sell daily basic amenities (i.e. rice, milk powder, coffee, beans, biscuits, local batteries, cans of sardines, bottled water).
The town is adopting western-style restaurants (especially at local hotels, based on previous arrangement). There are a few local eating places serving basic Cameroonian food and in the evening there are often street vendors selling goat meat, pork and beef skewers (called soya) or grilled fresh or (more typically) frozen fish. There are several drinking places servicing local Cameroonian and some Nigerian but no Western drinks except red wines and Scottish whiskies. You can also get all brands of Cameroonian, African and western music in Mundemba.
A Government nursery and primary school are located in town, as well as a grammar and a technical high school, and a teacher's college as well as other private schools. There are also a couple of denomination-affiliated primary schools in town.
Lodging
There are a couple of places offering basic accommodation in town (with cold water and a fan). Many of the hotels and motels referred in travel guides can offer good services but expectations shouldn't be too high.
References
- ^ "Région du Sud-Ouest". cvuc.cm (in French). Retrieved 2017-08-07.