Muyuka
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Muyuka is a town in Fako Division in the Southwest Province
Southwest Province
The Southwest Region or South-West Region of Cameroon is a province of Cameroon and constitutes part of the territory of Southern Cameroons. Its capital is Buea. , its population was 838,042...

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The original tribe is the Balong tribe, but over the years, Muyuka have expanded into a beautiful town. It is the headquarters for sub villages and towns such as Owe, Ekata, Bafia, Muyenge, Yoke, malende, Meanja, Mile 30,Mpundo, mile 29.

Schools

Muyuka is home to popular educational establishments like FESS Technical and Commercial College -FETECOL, Vocational College of Arts, Science and Technology -VOCAST, Government Bilingual High School -GBHS, Government Technical High School (GTHS) Muyuka. It used to be host of the Electricity Corporation (POWERCAM) in the days of the Federal Cameroon, before it became the United Republic of Cameroon in 1972.

With regard to religion, churches such as the Roman Catholic Mission, the Presbyterian Church, the Full Gospel Mission, Apostolic Church, the Baptist Church, and the Muslim Mosque, are the dominant places of fellowshipping in Muyuka.

Politically, Muyuka used to be a stronghold of the chief opposition party, the Social Democratic Front (SDF) since 1990 but it later fell into the hands of the ruling CPDM during the past few years.

Ecologically, the soil in Muyuka is of a rich volcanic nature (black), because Muyuka is located at the foot of Mount Cameroon, known for its volcanic nature.

Although the indegenes are the Balongs, there is a significant population of the Bangwas from Lebialem Division who have migrated to Muyuka, engaged in agriculture and politics. Muyuka can boast of supplying a significant quantify of foodstuff and tertiary crops like cocoa and coffee into the local market.

There are a good number of state institutions in Muyuka like the Divisional Office, the Police, the Gendarmerie, a Government Hospital, a Post Office, the Court of First Instance (commonly known as a Magistrate's Court), a Legal Department, and most if not all of the Ministries. These office are not far away from one another since Muyuka is a small town along the Kumba -Douala road.

In the private sector, there are local banks including a community bank known as MC2.
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