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Kumbo, also known as Kimbo, is the second-largest city in the North West Province of Cameroon and the capital of Bui Division. It lies about 2000m above sea level and is situated approximately 110 km away from Bamenda (the provincial capital of the North West Province), on the Bamenda Highlands Ring Road. Kumbo has a population of 80,212 (at the 2005 Census) and is split into three distinctive hilly settlements of Tobin, Mbveh, and Squares. The town is known for horse racing (Tobin Stadium 〔Kumbo Council - Sports, at (KumboCouncil.org - Sports ), last accessed October 16, 2008〕) and traditional medicine, and also for its palace (Nso Palace), a market and two hospitals (Shisong Hospital 〔Kumbo Council - Health, at (KumboCouncil.org - Health ), last accessed October 16, 2008〕 & Banso Baptist Hospital 〔). Kumbo is the capital city of the Nso Kingdom of the Nso people. The lingua franca is Lamnso but Pidgin, English, French, Oku, Djottin, Fulfulde, and Hausa are spoken. The first German settlers were Missionaries of the Sacred Heart who arrived in 1912 and established their mission in 1913. == Places of interest == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kumbo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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