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Lebialem
Department
Natural landscape, Lebialem
Department location in Cameroon
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Coordinates: 5°42′47″N 10°03′54″E / 5.71306°N 10.06500°E / 5.71306; 10.06500
Country	Cameroon
Province	Southwest Province
Capital	Menji
Area
• Total	238 sq mi (617 km)
Population
• Total	113,736
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Lebialem is a department of Southwest Region in Cameroon. The Division covers an area of 617 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 113,736. The capital of the department lies at Menji. Lebialem got its name from the Lebialem Falls, a twin water fall, which means ' a hill from which water drops '. The Division is dominated by two ethnic groups, the Mundani to the north and the Bangwa to the south (ba meaning people of), though other ethnic groups exists, the makeup a minority, example the Mbo, Banyangi and Bamiléké.

Subdivisions

The department is divided administratively into 3 districts and in turn into 17 villages or Fundons.

Communes

* Fongo-Tongo

• Fossimondi
• Volcanic terrain, Mvock
• Corn Farm
• Farm space

References

1. "Population and Housing Census - Cameroon Data Portal".
2. "Departments of Cameroon". Statoids, obtained from Institut national de la statistique (Cameroun) - Annuaire statistique du Cameroun 2004. Retrieved April 6, 2009.

v t e Communes of Southwest Region, Cameroon
Fako	Buea Limbe bé I Limbe bé II Limbe bé III Muyuka Tiko West Coast
Koupé-Manengouba	Bangem Tombel Nguti
Lebialem	Alou Menji Wabane
Manyu	Akwaya Eyumojock Upper Bayang Mamfe Central
Meme	Konye Kumba I Kumba II Kumba III Mbonge
Ndian	Bamusso Dikome-Balue Ekondo-Titi Idabato Isanguele Kombo-Abedimo Kombo-Itindi Mundemba Toko

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