The Geography of the MACEFCOOP Area
The MACEFCOOP area lies in the northern part of the Cameroon's South-Western
Province, the closest province to the Nigerian border in the south of the
country. This is an area of humid forest, around 6° north of the equator.
MACEFCOOP'S geography is covered in more detail within the following pages of the website:
Location
Terrain and climate
MACEFCOOP region
Infrastructure
Douala - the export port for MACEFCOOP's produce.
The land use and harvest seasons reflect the temperature differences caused by altitude as height increases from
the west to the east of the area.
Relief map of the area:
The 200m, 500m, 1000m and 2000m contours show how the
MACEFCOOP area slopes and drains from the volcanic hills of the east, to the
lower areas adjacent to the border with Nigeria, drained by tributaries of
the Cross River, westwards.
| Administrative structure of CAMEROON
|
| Place |
Population |
Area |
Capital |
Designation |
| CAMEROON |
16,869,000 |
495,090 km² |
Yaounde |
Republic of CAMEROON |
| South-West Cameroon |
1,204,000 |
31,160 km² |
Buea |
Province of SOUTH-WEST |
| Manyu |
153,000 |
10,180 km² |
Mamfé |
Department of MANYU |