Flora and Vegetation Due to the variation in altitude within the municipality, two main ecological sub-zones arise ; Both natural and artificial forests exist with a high predominance in timber production, especiallyaround high altitude zones where the eucalyptus is the main species exploited, covering over122 ha on private plantations. Exploitation is also carried out on […]
Protected areas are limited in the municipality and there is no strict implementation of the lawconcerning them. The most noticeable ones include the Mbibi community forest in the Talla,the Njilah/Njimsa Forest in Njilah, the Mbandfung secret forest, the Njiningo and Njipkfu forestin Ndu, and many other smaller secret forests around Fons’ palaces. There also exists […]
Three main soil types are identified; Ferallitic soils are predominantly found around the mountainous parts of the sub-region wherebases are migrated out of the soil by rainfall and other weathering processes, leaving behind ahigh concentration of sesquioxides.Alluvial soils in the area are formed as a result of the sweeping of materials from highland andtheir subsequent […]
The entire Ndu council area is well-ramified with streams and rivers, with over 20 streams takingtheir rise from the mountainous part of the area and generally flowing northeast, east and southeast. They are highly exploited in various villages as catchments for the community of thevillage. The main rivers which flow through the municipality include; The […]
The Ndu municipality entirely lies within the North West Region whose climate is of theSudano-Guinean type is marked by two seasons and an unimodal rainfall pattern; the dry seasonfrom November to mid-March and the rainy season from mid-March to November. Here, peakdry season with the least precipitation is recorded during January and February withvalues close […]
There are three mean types of religious practices in the communities: Christian, Islam and traditional religion. Christianity and Islam were introduced to the people after their settlement in the area. The importance of each religion in the area seems to be related to how early it was introduced to the people.Christianity is the most widely […]
The relief here is characterized by an undulating landscape pattern with highlands and valleys aswell as plains. Altitudes range from 700m asl in the Mbaw plain to about 2200m asl at Mbiyeh(Talla) in the mountainous zone. A great deal of the high altitude here lies on the highlandmountain chain of the North West and West […]