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Sumbe is a locality of Cameroon located in the South West Region and the department of Manyu. It is administratively attached to the district of Upper Bayang (Tinto Council) and the township of Tinto.
People edit
In 1953, the village was still attached to Fotabe. In 1967, it had 847 inhabitants, Banyangi. At that time, it had a market every Saturday, a public school founded in 1947, a cooperative (CPMS), and a rural center for young people. During the reign of chief Ayuksok, there were only five(5) families that make up the sumbe village; families of: Tarh, Njie, Echere , Ewangache, Nchkachi, two other families evolved which are Ankou and Tanyi family. Bearing in mind that some group of people were small to form their own family and carry on their rights independently. These people were attached to the Tarh and Nchakachi. chief Ayuk finally Made the families of NKai-ngoh and Kekiaye new independentfamilies. Making the village to have Nine(9) families.[1]
Education edit
Sumbe has a government Primary school opened since 1948 and a public college opened in 2008.[2]
References edit
External links edit
https://www.pndp.org/documents/22_CDP_TINTO1.pdf%7Ctitle=Communal Development Plan for Tinto Council], PNDP, s. d., 171 p.
Dictionary of the villages of the Manyu, ORSTOM Center of Yaoundé, 1973, p. 51 {{read online|link=http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc /pleins_textes/divers08-01/02887.pdf
http://cvuc.cm/national/index.php/fr/carte-communale/region-du-sud-ouest/145-association/carte-administrative/sud-ouest/manyu/580 -tinto Tinto], on the website Communes and united cities of Cameroon (CVUC)
http://www.upperbayang.org/#!upper-bayang-sub-divisions/c1xhs Upper Bayang Sub-division
