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Ville/Village : MISAJE

(Département Donga-Mantung - Région NORD-OUEST)

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Date of creation: 01/09/1992
Surface area: 46,068 km²
Density: 0.83 person/km²
Number of inhabitants: 40,706

Social infrastructures

•    42 Educational infrastructures (5 secondary,  5  nursery  and  32  primary  schools)
•    Health centers
•    A main market and other small markets.
•    Micro finance buildings.
•    Administrative  structures;   MINADER,  Inspectorate  of  Basic  Education, ELECAM  Office,  Gendarmerie  Brigade,  Police  Post,  a  Multi-Media  center, the Dumbu ranch, the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industry.

Municipal assets

•    Markets
•    Communal forests
•    Touristic sites

Opportunities

•    Soils: the municipality is characterized with a variety of soil types, which develop from basalt, trachyte and granite base rocks, alluvial deposits and organic matters. Soil types comprise of clay, sandy, humus and marshy soils. This wide variety of soil types offers a diversity of opportunities to farms of the area.
•    Flora and Vegetation: Wum is within Sudano - Savanna Zone covered mostly with grass which favor the grazing of cattle. Forest patches such as in Atwe and Itiaku are used mostly for medicinal plants and are also home to many species of wild animals. The Wum council forest has a potential for providing wood, timber and poles.
•    Fauna: The Wum Municipality hosts a good number of species of wildlife. There are species such as antelope, hare, porcupine, cane rats, monkey, deer and chimpanzees.  Most of these animals are hunted by poachers for food or as an economic activity.
•    Mineral resources: sand, clay and stones. Sand is gotten mostly from rivers. This is a great source of income quite a number of persons.

Obstacles

•    Health: Insufficient access to quality health services in the villages, due to inadequate infrastructure and equipment and shortage of quality drugs.
•    Environment and nature protection: environmental degradation due to poor framing practices.
•    Women empowerment and family: High level of gender disparity and discriminatory practices on due to no centers for information and ignorance.
•    Water and energy: poor access to portable water and energy coverage due to lack of finances.
•    Education: Inadequate access to quality basic education services and facilities and lack of higher institutions, due to lack of funds and staff.
•    Public works: difficulty to freely circulate in all neighborhoods of the Municipality, due to limited financial sources and no maintenance of the roads. 

Location

Shares boundaries with the following;
•    Ako and Nkambe municipalities in Donga-Mantung Division
•    Fonfuka municipality in Boyo Division
•    Nkor municipal council in Bui Division.
•    The Republic of Nigeria.

Number of Villages

13 villages namely; Misaje/Nkanchi, Dumbu, Kamine, Akweto, Bebe-Kete/ Mayokila, Bebe-Jato/ Sabongida, Bem, Chunghe, Kibbo, Kwe, Mbissa, Mfume, Chako.

Ethnic groups

11 namely; the Mbororos, Fulanis, Hausas, Noni, Wimbum, Pinyin, Nso, Bum, Nchaney, Bessas, and Kemezum. 

Economic activities

•    Agriculture: (Maize, Cassava, Groundnuts, Beans, Yam, Potatoes, Sweet potatoes, Cabbage, Carrot, Okra).
•    Commerce: sales of food stuff and petty trading, in the markets.  
•    Others include: small medium size enterprises, services from organizations, hunting, fishing and craftsmanship.

Bio-physical environment

•    Climate: the climate is cold and wet. Annual maximum temperatures range from 27.2oc and 33.6oc while the annual minimum values are 7.8oc to 15.9oc. The average annual rainfall ranges between 1270mm to 1778mm.
•    Relief: part of the municipality lies on a higher altitude as a few hills disrupt the smooth stretch of the beautiful low land.  The Northern  part  of  the  municipality  is occupied  by  steep  hills  that  lead  up  to  Nkambe  and  Nkor  municipalities.  Some prominent hills are: Kette hill, Kehtimo peak of Kwe, Kinkoh Mountain, Kigure Mountain.
•    Hydrology: The municipality has a few lakes like; Bembo, Lifaah, Keeh Lekumeh and Kifaah. Many streams big enough to be called rivers like; The River Kimbi. Rivers like; Rivers Kintteh, Kingbe, Kintseng, Kwe, Kinfing, Kime and Kinkoh.

Langues locales parlées à MISAJE

Les informations sont en attente de mise à jour.

Ville/village précédente :

AKO

Ville/village suivante :

NDU

Autres localités des environs :

Butare

Kobi

Mbriwa

Hosere Memal

Noama

NKAMBE

Djarendi

Berabi

Tamian

Adamou

Mayo Soukaore

Tchi

Mbandi

Gandoua

Mayo Nivoi

Sebore Koi

Nyan

Mansourou

Mayo Yoli

Chappal Waddi

Banjo

Mayo Djem

Mbriwe

Abunshie

Doufona

Akwaja

Garamayu

Mayo Garoual

Hosere Malloum

Mayo Tapare

Mayo Pabi

Kwe

Mba

Ngu

Nana'S

Amadjoura