The acronym MUCUDA therefore embraces both Mundums without differentiation. There is a Mundum-speaking enclave in Mankon, but they are not officially recognized as belonging to the Mundum tribe in Bafut Sub-Division. Nevertheless, this does not mean that they are excluded from MUCUDA membership. History
According to Brye et al (2005), the Mundum people originated in Widikum, later moving to Manko
n where today there remains a Mundum-speaking quarter called Ala-Mundum. Some left this location and eventually split into two groups; one group settled in Mundum I, and the other went to Mundum II. Mundum II ancestors are said to have passed through Oshie after the split and prior to settling at their present location. On the other hand, Mundum I people settled first in Beba near Bafut where they eventually had a land dispute with Beba settlers and were forced to move to Ntamanji from where they finally moved to their present site to cultivate its fertile soil. Click here to read the entire article by Brye et al. Location and Population
Mundum is located between latitudes 6° 6’ and 6° 15’N and longitudes 9° 55’ and 10° 5’ E in the North West Region of Cameroon. The Mundum chiefdom lies some 60km North West of the Provincial Capital town of Bamenda. It occupies a surface area of 250 square kilometers and has a population of about 17,000 inhabitants including that of the neighboring village chiefdoms. Mundum is in Bafut Sub-division within Mezam Division. The Subdivision has a surface area of about 800 square kilometers. Mundum accounts for about 30% of the total surface area of the sub-division. The Mundum chiefdom is at the periphery of Mezam Division and shares boundary with Menchum Division to the North and Momo Division to the North West. This chiefdom is at the Centre of a group of chiefdoms (Beba, Friengieng, Obang, Otang, Batomo, Mbot, Banji, Akofunguba, Nga-munam, Mbenebat and Agha) They have all been marginalized in terms of integration into the development programmes of the regions and depend on the Mundum community road, health centre and market. Relief, Geology and Resources
Mundum occupies a series of hills that run across the North West of Bafut Sub-division. These are a part of the peripheral rim of hills of the Bamenda plateau which extends to Acha-Tugi and Oshe. This hilly and valley country has an elevation of 100
