Donga-Mantung Division
Donga-Mantung lies toward the northern and north-eastern part of the region. It is characterised by highlands, valleys, farming communities and important connections toward Cameroon's border areas.
Rolling highlands and valleys, with the well-known tea plantations around Ndu at higher elevations.
Councils / subdivisions
Major towns and communities
Peoples and cultural traditions
- Diverse local languages and traditions
- Community markets
- Traditional architecture
Languages
The division hosts a wide variety of indigenous languages alongside English and Cameroon Pidgin English.
Main economic activities
- Tea cultivation
- Coffee
- Cattle rearing
- Family farming
Agricultural products
- Coffee
- Tea
- Maize
- Beans
- Groundnuts
- Rice (suitable lowlands)
- Cattle and livestock
Foods
- Corn fufu
- Vegetables
- Beans
- Groundnuts
- Rice dishes
- Roasted meat
- Plantains
Crafts
- Basketry
- Weaving
- Wood carving
Attractions
- Ndu tea landscapes
- Rural highland views
- Local markets
What to experience
- Tea landscapes around Ndu
- Rural highland views
- Local markets
- Agricultural communities
International borders are not informal crossing points. Please follow official entry and travel requirements.
Related divisions
Boyo is a mountainous division known for dramatic highland scenery, fertile agricultural communities and the cultural heritage of the Kom area and neighbouring communities.
Bui Division combines major cultural institutions, high mountain landscapes and productive farming communities. Kumbo is its principal urban and administrative centre.
Menchum is known for its broad valleys, lakes, waterfalls, pastoral landscapes and communities extending from upland areas toward lower elevations.