Mamfe (also spelled Mamfé) is a city and capital of the Manyu department of the Southwest Province in Cameroon. It is located 60 km (37 mi) from the border of Nigeria, on the Manyu River. It has a population of 20,300 (2001 estimate). It is known as a centre for traditional religion and traditional medicine. It used to be known for its bad infrastructure, especially the roads, which however were recently tarred and presently are in a good condition, within the city limits.
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- Mamfe (auch Mamfé geschrieben) ist eine Stadt in Kamerun in der Provinz Sud-Ouest. Es ist Hauptstadt des Departements Manyu. Die Bevölkerungszahl wurde 2001 auf 20.300 Einwohner geschätzt. Mamfe liegt am Fluss Manyu, dem Quellfluss des Cross River, in 472 Metern Meereshöhe. Während der deutschen Kolonialzeit hieß die Stadt Ossidinge (II). Die Gruppe der Mamfe-Sprachen wurde nach der Stadt benannt.
- Mamfe (also spelled Mamfé) is a city and capital of the Manyu department of the Southwest Province in Cameroon. It is located 60 km (37 mi) from the border of Nigeria, on the Manyu River. It has a population of 20,300 (2001 estimate). It is known as a centre for traditional religion and traditional medicine. It used to be known for its bad infrastructure, especially the roads, which however were recently tarred and presently are in a good condition, within the city limits. The roads leading in and out, however, remain untarred and are difficult to impassable during the rainy season. The name "Mamfe" comes from the Bayangui language. When Germans first arrived in the area via the Cross River, the Germans greeted a local man who was carrying sand from the shore and tried interrogating him about where they were. The Bayangui man didn't understand and only said in his dialect, "I'm carrying sand". The Germans heard this as "Mamfe" and named the area so. The inhabitants speak a Bayangui language as their mother tongue, called Kenyang, although English is the official language spoken along with Pidgin, and several other dialects, including Ejagha. The city is also noteworthy for the high proportion of Nigerians who live there. Mamfe is too small to possess a university, but the Queen of the Rosary Catholic College was Cameroon's first all-female boarding school. There is also at Teacher's training college, and several vocational schools. Akin to the Manyu division as a whole, people from Mamfe have a reputation throughout Cameroon for being highly intelligent. Popular local foods in Mamfe include eru and fu-fu, plantains with ndole, and garri and agusi soup. As Mamfe is in a river valley, humidity can be over 90% and temperatures can exceed 120 F (49°C) during the Dry Season (February - April). During the rest of the year, temperatures remain in the 80-90s (27 to 37°C) and only fall during the Rainy Season, sometimes to 70F (21°C). The climate can be very uncomfortable for travelers, but tourism is beginning in the area, though small. Points of interest are the old German bridge, the Mamfe Cross, the Mamfe River by boat, and the Mamfe Cathedral. Hotels are few, but can and do accommodate western travelers. Peace Corps has maintained a presence in the Mamfe area since they entered the country in 1962.
- Mamfé est une ville du Cameroun située dans la province du Sud-Ouest et chef-lieu du département du Manyu.
- Mamfé, chiamata anche Mamfe, è capoluogo del Dipartimento di Manyu in Camerun.
- Mamfé to miasto w Kamerunie, nad rzeką Cross, w Prowincji Południowo-Zachodniej. Stolica departamentu Manyu. Liczy około 20,3 tys. mieszkańców. Jest znane jako centrum tradycyjnej medycyny i religii.
- Mamfé é uma cidade dos Camarões localizada na província de Sud-Ouest. Mamfé é a capital do departamento de Manyu.
- Ма́мфе — город в Юго-Западном регионе Камеруна, административный центр департамента Манью, находится на реке Манью (Кросс) в 60 км от нигерийской границы на дороге в город Иком, штат Кросс-Ривер. Население около 20 тыс. человек. В городе есть аэропорт. В 1947-1949 году в Мамфе останавливался английский натуралист Джеральд Даррелл.
- 馬姆費是非洲中西部國家喀麥隆的城市，由西南省負責管轄，位於該國西北部，距離與尼日利亞接壤邊界約60公里，市內有機場設施，2001年人口20,300。
- Mamfe (also spelled Mamfé) is a city and capital of the Manyu department of the Southwest Province in Cameroon. It is located 60 km (37 mi) from the border of Nigeria, on the Manyu River. It has a population of 20,300 (2001 estimate). It is known as a centre for traditional religion and traditional medicine. It used to be known for its bad infrastructure, especially the roads, which however were recently tarred and presently are in a good condition, within the city limits. The roads leading in and out, however, remain untarred and are difficult to impassable during the rainy season. The name "Mamfe" comes from the Bayangui language. When Germans first arrived in the area via the Cross River, the Germans greeted a local man who was carrying sand from the shore and tried interrogating him about where they were. The Bayangui man didn't understand and only said in his dialect, "I'm carrying sand". The Germans heard this as "Mamfe" and named the area so. The inhabitants speak a Bayangui language as their mother tongue, called Kenyang, although English is the official language spoken along with Pidgin, and several other dialects, including Ejagha. The city is also noteworthy for the high proportion of Nigerians who live there. Mamfe is too small to possess a university, but the Queen of the Rosary Catholic College was Cameroon's first all-female boarding school. There is also at Teacher's training college, and several vocational schools. Akin to the Manyu division as a whole, people from Mamfe have a reputation throughout Cameroon for being highly intelligent. Popular local foods in Mamfe include eru and fu-fu, plantains with ndole, and garri and agusi soup. As Mamfe is in a river valley, humidity can be over 90% and temperatures can exceed 120 F (49°C) during the Dry Season (February - April). During the rest of the year, temperatures remain in the 80-90s (27 to 37°C) and only fall during the Rainy Season, sometimes to 70F (21°C). The climate can be very uncomfortable for travelers, but tourism is beginning in the area, though small. Points of interest are the old German bridge, the Mamfe Cross, the Mamfe River by boat, and the Mamfe Cathedral. Hotels are few, but can and do accommodate western travelers. Peace Corps has maintained a presence in the Mamfe area since they entered the country in 1962.
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- Mamfe (auch Mamfé geschrieben) ist eine Stadt in Kamerun in der Provinz Sud-Ouest. Es ist Hauptstadt des Departements Manyu. Die Bevölkerungszahl wurde 2001 auf 20.300 Einwohner geschätzt. Mamfe liegt am Fluss Manyu, dem Quellfluss des Cross River, in 472 Metern Meereshöhe. Während der deutschen Kolonialzeit hieß die Stadt Ossidinge (II). Die Gruppe der Mamfe-Sprachen wurde nach der Stadt benannt.
- Mamfe (also spelled Mamfé) is a city and capital of the Manyu department of the Southwest Province in Cameroon. It is located 60 km (37 mi) from the border of Nigeria, on the Manyu River. It has a population of 20,300 (2001 estimate). It is known as a centre for traditional religion and traditional medicine. It used to be known for its bad infrastructure, especially the roads, which however were recently tarred and presently are in a good condition, within the city limits.
- Mamfé est une ville du Cameroun située dans la province du Sud-Ouest et chef-lieu du département du Manyu.
- Mamfé, chiamata anche Mamfe, è capoluogo del Dipartimento di Manyu in Camerun.
- Mamfé to miasto w Kamerunie, nad rzeką Cross, w Prowincji Południowo-Zachodniej. Stolica departamentu Manyu. Liczy około 20,3 tys. mieszkańców. Jest znane jako centrum tradycyjnej medycyny i religii.
- Mamfé é uma cidade dos Camarões localizada na província de Sud-Ouest. Mamfé é a capital do departamento de Manyu.
- Ма́мфе — город в Юго-Западном регионе Камеруна, административный центр департамента Манью, находится на реке Манью (Кросс) в 60 км от нигерийской границы на дороге в город Иком, штат Кросс-Ривер. Население около 20 тыс. человек. В городе есть аэропорт. В 1947-1949 году в Мамфе останавливался английский натуралист Джеральд Даррелл.
- 馬姆費是非洲中西部國家喀麥隆的城市，由西南省負責管轄，位於該國西北部，距離與尼日利亞接壤邊界約60公里，市內有機場設施，2001年人口20,300。
- Mamfe (also spelled Mamfé) is a city and capital of the Manyu department of the Southwest Province in Cameroon. It is located 60 km (37 mi) from the border of Nigeria, on the Manyu River. It has a population of 20,300 (2001 estimate). It is known as a centre for traditional religion and traditional medicine. It used to be known for its bad infrastructure, especially the roads, which however were recently tarred and presently are in a good condition, within the city limits.
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