Menchum

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Menchum is a department of Northwest Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 4469 km{{sup|2}} and as of 2005 had a total population of 161,998.{{Cite web|url=http://cameroon.opendataforafrica.org/fizfxjc/population-and-housing-census?|title = Population and Housing Census - Cameroon Data Portal}} The capital of the department lies at Wum.

The Menchum River drains this area, flowing westward into Nigeria to join the Benue River.