A General Presentation of the Ndu Council Area

The Ndu Council is the Municipal Administration or Local Government of Ndu in the Donga-Mantung Division - Republic of Cameroon. This municipal administration was created by Presidential Decree No. 93/322 of 25th November 1993. Ndu municipality is one of the five municipalities of Donga Mantung Division.

Ndu town is the head quarters of the municipality and it is located 145km² North East of Bamenda. About 20km² of the famous ring road of the North West Region lies within the municipality.
The municipality has a total population of 173.955 inhabitants as revealed by 2005 general population census in Cameroon. The municipality covers a total surface area of 1625km². The population density is about 45.51 inhabitants per km².

 Ndu municipality is made of 17 villages grouped into three zones. The center zone with five villages (Ndu, Njimkong, Njilah and Wowo). The West zone with five villages (Talla, Ngarum, Taku, Ntundip and Luh). The East zone with seven villages (Sehn, Ntumbaw, Njirong, Ngulu, Nseh, Macop, Sinna and Sop).
The principal ethnic group in the village is the Wimbum whose ancestors hailed from Tikari in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon.

Due to the variety in altitude within the municipality two main ecological sub zones arise, that is, the high altitude zone which is characterized by sparsely wooden savanna.

The low altitude zone with tall grass species. Both natural and artificial forests exist with high predominance in timber production, especially around high altitude zones where the eucalyptus is the main species exploited, covering over 122ha on private plantations. Exploitation is also carried out on small scale in natural forests of the Mbaw plain with major species being Mahogany, Iroko and Sapele. As concerns fauna, there is acute encroachment of the forest lands within the municipality and as a result, a reduction in the number as well as the species of the forest animals.

The main fauna here include: monkeys, rabbits, deer, antelopes, rodents such as cane-rats and rat moles. It is important to say that the population around the forest carryout hunting which also contributes to the reduction in the number of species in the forests. Due to its strategic location, scarce species of plants, shrubs and trees such as the famous "jatropha curcas" do well in Ndu Council area because of its high altitude and favourable climatic condition.

Ndu town is an embodiment of a Baptist Theological Seminary, several secondary and technical schools, a plethora of nursery and primary schools and a cultural mix of local and foreign.
The Ndu Sub-Division was created by Presidential Decree No. 92/187 of 1st September 1992. Its inhabitants are predominantly farmers and grazers. The municipality has two climatic zones, i.e. the hot climate zone around the Mbaw Plain which is good for cultivation of cash crops such as rice, soya beans etc, and the Cold climate on the high plateau of Ndu which is locally believed to be the coldest in the Division.
With the Pioneer Political Party in control being the S.D.F since 1996, the Pioneer Mayor was  Mr. BUNYUI Jonathan NFOR. In 2002, he was re-elected as Mayor, but went to be with the Lord on the 17th December 2005. A few months later,  Mr. NFOR David KARNGONG was democratically and constitutionally elected as the Mayor of Ndu and administered the Council up till September 2013.
In the Municipal and Legislative Elections of 30th September 2013, Mr. BUNYUI NYUGAB EMMANUEL emerged victorious as the Lord MAYOR of Ndu Council.


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