Talk:Northwest Province

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[edit] A matter of spelling?Northwest vs North-West Province

Or... does it make any difference? Not to be too pedantic, but perhaps North-West is more appropriate, as that's how it's written in §61.(1) of the constitution. --Fotang 10:25, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure. The constitution also calls the Adamawa Province by the French spelling (Adamaoua), which goes against most English-language sources. We need to at least be sure that a proper redirect is set up. -- BrianSmithson 14:18, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Misc

Would someone let me know when a source is neccessary, or where to add a picture. There's a quite some material (stats, maps,...) from a public study of the province. --Fotang 12:28, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Sources and pictures are always good! Do what you think is best for the article. -- 14:18, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Minor corrections

corrected spelling from Ngo-Ke[n]tunjia to Ngoketunjia.

This province was previously made up of six divisions...: changed. Were actually five. (Fondong was not a division.)

[Achu is] undoubtably the most widely consumed delicacy across the country: removed. The most widely consumed delicacy in the country could be ndole, or corn fufu, but how can we say?

A section on cuisine in general might be a good idea, though. -- BrianSmithson 14:18, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

other smaller cites such as Kumbo, Nkambe,...: changed cities to towns.

Is there an official designation in Cameroon between village/town/city? Some other African editors have gotten upset when certain locales was "downgraded" in Wikipedia from a city to a town, so if there's some official designation, it's often best to use that. In Francophone Cameroon, I believe (speaking from memory) the distinction is between commune urbaine (city), commune rurale (town), and no commune distiction at all (village). But I could be wrong; an official source would be good. -- BrianSmithson 14:18, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[the Menchum Falls,] which estimates say can supply enough electricity for the whole of West Africa:(last line of article) Is a source not neccessary? The "locals" say that, but is it really so? last I heard was that a project to harness electricity from there isn't feasible; but some people think that claim is a conspiracy(!). Who knows?

Yes, a source for that statement is definitely in order, and if one can't be provided, it should be removed. -- BrianSmithson 14:18, 21 July 2006 (UTC)