Belo, Cameroon
Commune and town in Northwest, Cameroon
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Commune and town | |
Country | Cameroon |
Region | Northwest |
Department | Boyo |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Belo is a town and commune in Northwest Region of Cameroon. It is mainly populated by Kom people.
History
In April 2018, during the Anglophone Crisis, the town came under control of separatists fighting for the independence of Ambazonia.[1] The Cameroonian Army later retook the town, which was depopulated due to the fighting.[2]
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belo, Cameroon.
- Communes of Cameroon
References
- 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)
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Communes of Northwest Region, Cameroon
- Belo
- Bum
- Fundong
- Njinikom
- Fungom
- Wum
- Furu-awa
- Menchum valley
6°08′N 10°15′E / 6.133°N 10.250°E / 6.133; 10.250
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