Tokombéré

Tokombéré
Commune and town
Country  Cameroon
Region Extreme North
Department Mayo-Sava
Population (2005[1])
  Total 91,256
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
A woman preparing doughnuts

Tokombéré is a town and commune in Cameroon. The town has approximately 10,000 inhabitants and the commune approximately 80,000. Surrounded by rocky hills, Tokombéré is a crossroads for multiple ethnic groups, including the Mada, Muyang, and Zulgo tribes. The town's religious makeup is nearly equal among Christians, Muslims, and animists. The town's development began in large part with the arrival of a priest from southern Cameroon, Baba Simon, in 1959. The Catholic mission remains an important and central location in Tokombéré, with its hospital, high school, elementary school, women's center, youth center, farmer's center, and more.

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References

  1. Troisième recensement général de la population et de l'habitat (3e RGPH, 2005), Bureau central des recensements et des études de population du Cameroun (BUCREP), 2010.

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Coordinates: 10°52′N 14°09′E / 10.867°N 14.150°E / 10.867; 14.150


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