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Njotin in the region of North-West Region is a town in Cameroon - some 178 mi or ( 287 km ) North-West of Yaoundé , the country's capital city .
Current time in Njotin is now 04:22 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Douala " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yaoundé, Tabessob, Su, Oku, and Nchang. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yaoundé . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Njotin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Ngang dance,Oku Cameroon
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Oku, Cameroon, Death Celebration, Jan, 11th 2010
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Interesting facts about this location
Oku
Oku is Sub Division in the Northwest Cameroon. The term Oku also refers to the people who live in this region and the primary language that they speak (although English is also widely spoken). Oku is a rural area containing about thirty-six villages. The nearest really large city is Bamenda, but Kumbo, which is closer (about 18 miles from the village of Keyon, or about seventy minutes by car), is large enough to have telephone lines and a Baptist-run hospital.
Located at 6.20 10.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Noun River (Cameroon)
The Noun River is a river of the West Province of Cameroon. It arises at Lake Oku and flows south, it is joined by the Monoun River and flows south in the valley between the mountains Ngotsetzezan and Mount Yahou. It turns east at about 5° N latitude. Its mouth is at the Mbam River, which itself is a tributary of the Sanaga River. It forms the boundary between the Bamiléké area and the Bamun area, and played a key role in the history of the Bamileke people.
Located at 6.19 10.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Lake Oku
Lake Oku is a crater lake on the Bamenda Plateau in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. It is located at 2,219 metres on Mount Oku, and is completely surrounded by cloud forest. The lake lies in an explosion crater formed in the last phase of development of the Oku Massif, a large volcanic field with a diameter of about 100 kilometres . Mount Oku is a stratovolcano that rises to 3,011 metres . The lake is the subject of many myths among the local people.
Located at 6.19 10.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Bui (Cameroon department)
Bui is a department of Northwest Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 2,297 km² and as of 2001 had a total population of 322,877. The capital of the department lies at Kumbo.
Located at 6.20 10.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Oku Volcanic Field
The Oku Volcanic Field or Oku Massif is group of volcanoes based on a swell in the Cameroon Volcanic Line, located in the Oku region of the Western High Plateau of Cameroon. The Mount Oku stratovolcano rises to 3,011 m above sea level. The massif has a diameter of almost 100 km and contains four major stratovolcanoes: Mount Oku, Mount Babanki 15 km SW of Oku, Nyos and Nkambe. Rocks in the massif have ages from 24.9 to 22.1 million years ago, but more recent activity has occurred.
Located at 6.33 10.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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