Alou | |
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Commune and town | |
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| Country |  Cameroon |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Alou is a town and commune in the South-West region of Cameroon. The Alou sub-division constitute one of the three sub-divisions (Alou, Wabane and Fontem) in the Lebialen division. This town/viallage got its name from the foggy nature of the climate, especially during the raining season. Alou in the Ngwe language means “Fog”.
Besides Alou itself, the urban area of Alou is divided into several districts such as Emollah, Kongho, Nwametaw, Njenafey, Njenallah and Ndungated etc. Far from the urban area, the rural area of the municipality of Alou contains seven villages:
- Attraction
- Fonjometaw
- Lewoh
- M’mouck
- M’mouckbie
- Ndungated
- Nwangong