LIMBE III COUNCIL

2 km2. The climate is equatorial and the annual average temperature is about 30oC, while average rainfall is above 650mm. According to ethnographers, the indigenous tribes are the Isubu. The Isubu settled primarily in the Littoral region and shared common ancestry with the indigenes of Batoke, Wovia and the Balongs, who settled in Victoria. In later years, they migrated to and lived on the Bimbia promontory. Like in most parts of the South West, it displays an excellent presentation of the Bakweri cultural heritage although the invasion of missionaries, strangers and colonisation are gradually causing a decline in its values and significance. It has an estimated population of 16.000 inhabitants. The main sociological components are the indigenous natives, settlers from other areas and foreign nationals from neighbouring countries like Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, etc. creating an impressive cultural mélange. Fishing and subsistence agriculture are the major income generating activities of the people of Limbe III Sub-Divisional Council, and it is mostly local. The former is well organised, promoting the production of impressive quantities of smoked fish and crayfish each day, which is consumed locally and also exported to African and European countries, as well as to the United States of America. This heavy exploitation of crayfish imposes the construction of a befitting fish market to generate more revenue through adequate collection of taxes and to provide employment for the youth. This will encourage self-reliance in place of the complete dependence on the government for livelihood. Furthermore, the construction of good roads to improve accessibility and for easy transportation of these products to various markets is imperative.