Mamfe

Mamfe is a city in western Cameroon, lying near the border with Nigeria, on the Cross River. It is in the Manyu division of the Southwest Province. It has a population of 20,300 (2001 estimate). It is known as a centre for traditional religion and traditional medicine. It is also notorious for its poor infrastructure, especially the roads.

The inhabitants speak a Bayangui language as their mother tongue, although English is widely spoken along with French. The city is also noteworthy for the high proportion of Nigerians who live there, and who dominate the local economy.

Mamfe is too small to possess a university, but the Queen of the Rosary Catholic College was Cameroon's first all-female boarding school. Akin to the Manyu division as a whole, people from Mamfe have a reputation throughout Cameroon for being highly intelligent.

Popular local foods in Mamfe include eru and fu-fu. Regarding climate, it is extremely and often uncomfortably hot; for this reason- together with a notable lack of facilities such as hotels and restaurants- Mamfe has no tourist industry to speak of.