Soil types of the Ndu municipality

Three main soil types are identified; Ferallitic soils are predominantly found around the mountainous parts of the sub-region wherebases are migrated out of the soil by rainfall and other weathering processes, leaving behind ahigh concentration of sesquioxides.Alluvial soils in the area are formed as a result of the sweeping of materials from highland andtheir subsequent […]

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Hydrography

The entire Ndu council area is well-ramified with streams and rivers, with over 20 streams takingtheir rise from the mountainous part of the area and generally flowing northeast, east and southeast. They are highly exploited in various villages as catchments for the community of thevillage. The main rivers which flow through the municipality include; The […]

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Climate of Ndu Subdivision

The Ndu municipality entirely lies within the North West Region whose climate is of theSudano-Guinean type is marked by two seasons and an unimodal rainfall pattern; the dry seasonfrom November to mid-March and the rainy season from mid-March to November. Here, peakdry season with the least precipitation is recorded during January and February withvalues close […]

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