Subdivision
Makenene
Subdivision (arrondissement) of the Mbam-et-Inoubou division, Centre region.
Names and codes as published in the national administrative boundaries dataset (Institut National de Cartographie, via OCHA), valid on 4 January 2019. Some names are published without accents.
From Wikipedia
Makénéné is a town and commune in Cameroon. It is located in the Mbam-et-Inoubou department of the Centre region.
According to the 2005 census, the commune had a population of 16,564.
Transportation
Cameroon National Highway N4 is the main road in Makénéné and paved route.
Transportation within Makénéné are mainly taxis, urban buses. Regional buses connect Makénéné with neighbouring areas via N4.
Notable people from Makénéné
Tchamo Bosco Siakam former mayor of the town (2007-2015)
Pascal Siakam, a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), son Tchamo Bosco Siakam
David Leon Mayebi (1954-2016) former footballer and manager; deceased in 2016 and father of footballer Joslain Mayebi
Communities within Makénéné
Villages within Makénéné are clustered along Cameroon National Highway N4:
The villages to the north end are mostly rural and sparsely populated:
Kinding-Nde - located in the northwest over the boundary between Central and West Regions
Kinding-Ndjabi - located in the northwest and directly south of Kinding-Nde
Nyokon is divided into 4 smaller divisions:
Nyokon I
Nyokon II
Nyokon III
Nyokon IV
Most of the population in the commune lives in the south:
Makénéné I - located in the south end of the commune and one of the two larger areas of the commune
Makénéné II - located in the south end of the commune and just northwest of Makénéné I
This record is provisional: it was compiled from the cited sources but has not yet been checked by an InsideKamer editor.
Sources
- 1.Cameroon — Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB, v01)
Downloaded on 2026-10-14. Names, P-codes and hierarchy of the 10 regions, 58 divisions and 360 subdivisions, valid on 2019-01-04. Names are given as published; some omit accents.
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