Mezam is a county of Southern Cameroons

Southern Cameroons

Southern Cameroons was the southern part of the British Mandate territory of Cameroons in West Africa. Since 1961 it is part of the Republic of Cameroon, where it makes up the Northwest Province and Southwest Province...

 currently occupied by the government of the Republic of Cameroon and currently known as a department

Departments of Cameroon

The Provinces of Cameroon are divided into 58 divisions or departments . The divisions are further sub-divided into sub-divisions and districts...

 of Northwest Province in Cameroon

Cameroon

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...

. The department covers an area of 1745 km² and as of 2001 had a total population of 465,644.The capital of the department lies at Bamenda

Bamenda

Bamenda, also known as Abakwa and Mankon Town, is a city in northwestern Cameroon and capital of the North West Province. The city had a population of 269,530 at the 2005 Census, and is located 366 km north-west of the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé...

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Subdivisions

The department is divided administratively into 5 communes

Communes of Cameroon

The Communes of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. The communes are organised by arrondissements of the Divisions of Cameroon of each province....

 and in turn into villages.

Communes

• Bafut
  Bafut Subdivision
  The Bafut Subdivision or the Kingdom / Chiefdom / Fondom of Bafut is a subdivision in the Mezam Division of Northwest Province, Cameroon. It is located in the Western Grassfields region - a name for the Northwest Province, Cameroon and surrounding grassland areas...
  
  
• Bali
  Bali, Cameroon
  Bali is a town and commune in Cameroon, lying west of Bamenda. It has a population of 32,000 . Formerly the centre of a kingdom, it is known for its palace and its regular festival....
  
  
• Bamenda
  Bamenda
  Bamenda, also known as Abakwa and Mankon Town, is a city in northwestern Cameroon and capital of the North West Province. The city had a population of 269,530 at the 2005 Census, and is located 366 km north-west of the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé...
  
  
• Santa
  Santa, Cameroon
  -References:* * - Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV * Charles Nanga, , Mémoire ENA....
  
  
• Tubah
  Tubah
  -References:* * - Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV * Charles Nanga, , Mémoire ENA....