Somié

Somie
Somie
Coordinates: 6°24′N 11°27′E / 6.400°N 11.450°E / 6.400; 11.450
Country Cameroon
Region Adamawa
Division Mayo-Banyo[1]
Sub-division Somie
Population (2001)
  Total 5,000
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Somié is a village in Bankim, Mayo-Banyo in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon. It is located near the Nigeria Cameroon border at 6°28' N, 11° 27' E. It has a second degree chief, Ndi Adam, several schools, churches and mosques. The Mambila people who live there are predominantly farmers.[2]

References

  1. Cameroon Prime Minister's office accessed 2 January 2007
  2. Zeitlyn, David (1994). Sua in Somié. Collectanea Instituti Anthropos. 41. Academia Verlag. ISBN 9783883453750.


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