Mezam is a division of the North West Region of Cameroon. The department covers an area of 1745km2 and as of 2005 had a total population of 524,127. The capital of the department lies at Bamenda.

Subdivisions

The department is divided administratively into 5 communes and in turn into villages. The Abakwa Central district is further divided into 3 sub-districts, namely Bamenda I, Bamenda II and Bamenda III.

Communes

DistrictCapitalArea (km2)
BafutBafut486.1
Bali-NyongaBali111.3
Abakwa CentralBamenda329.58
SantaSanta532.9
TubahTubah388.9