ANDEK COUNCIL AREA

Andek Council is a decentralized collectivity for Ngie Sub Division in Momo Division of the North West Region of the Republic of Cameroon. It was created in 1992 by a Prime Ministerial Decree.

Andek Council is situated in the heart of Momo Division – bounded on the east by Njikwa ;  to the south by  Widekum – Menka  Sub Division; to the West  by Batibo Sub Division   and to the North by Mbengwi Sub Division.

With a population of a little over 18 000 inhabitants settled out on a predominantly hilly surface area of 4 000 sq km distributed into 19 autonomous villages including a few Mbororos, the population density of Ngie 4.5 to the square km.

(Map of Ngie)

Andek Council area (Ngie Sub Division) has two main climates (guinea savanna) in the villages of Tinechong, Etwii, Bonatu, Ajei, Angai, Abebung, Bonambufei, parts of Angong and most parts of Andek. The villages of Azem, Teze, Esaw, Bassic, Nkon, Abichia, Echia, Ebang, Etoh and parts of Andek, Angong are all covered bt natural rain forests having a semblance of those of the equatorial region. Even so these villages covered with natural rain forest are a direct neighbor to Manyu Division in the South West Region of Cameroon.

Rainfall in Andek Council Area is very intense and over the last 15 years there is no month of the year in which rain does not fall. The months of July to October have the heaviest down pour and the months of December to February are the ones with the least down pour.

Ngie therefore has vastly an agro ecological vegetation that tends to favour tree crop agriculture with tubers and root crops highly produced as compared to cereal which is less cultivated in the villages located in the guinea savanna zone.