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 Tonto 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.

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 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)