Tinto, Cameroon

Tinto Nyangi-Town
District
Tinto Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 5°32′43″N 9°35′22″E
Country	Cameroon
Region	South West
Department	Manyu
District	Upper Bayang
Area
• Total	470 sq mi (1,217 km2)
Population
• Total	2,046 (2,005)
• Density	4/sq mi (1.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Köppen climate type	Am : Tropical monsoon climate

Tinto is a locality of Cameroon located in the South-West Region and the Manyu . It is the district seat or district capital of the Upper Banyang(District) subdivision of Cameroon. Home to the Banyangi people. Along with UPPER BANYANG, the Tinto Council covers an area of 1217 km2.

History

The commune of Tinto (Tinto Council) was created in 1995 by the breaking up of the Mamfé Commune. However, the etymology of the name comes from the eponymous founder Ta Ento. When Eugen von Zintgraff reached it in January 1889, he mispronounced it as Tinto. In 1892,the Germans opened trading post and in 1901, a military station was open under Lt. Karl Strumpell. The British wrestled Tinto from the Germans in January 1915. A year later, Tinto became a telegraphic hub and had a post office. In 1947, Tinto became a court area until it became the administrative seat of the Upper Banyang subdivision in 1993.

Geography

The commune extends over an eastern part of the Manyu department, and borders eight Cameroonian communes: Mamfé, Widikum, Batibo, Wabane, Alou, Fontem, Nguti.

People

At the 2005 census, Tinto Town had 2046 inhabitants. Tinto are Banyang of the Upper Banyang sub-group.

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  Tinto school children.

External links

• Site de la primature - Élections municipales 2002 (in French)
• Contrôle de gestion et performance des services publics communaux des villes camerounaises - Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV (in French)
• Charles Nanga, La réforme de l’administration territoriale au Cameroun à la lumière de la loi constitutionnelle n° 96/06 du 18 janvier 1996, Mémoire ENA. (in French)