The Kumbo Municipal Council is the local administration of Kumbo Central Sub-Division. The Council is one of the 6 Councils of Bui Division of the North West Region of Cameroon. Kumbo is the divisional headquarter of Bui Division and it is the second largest town in the North West Region of Cameroon, with a surface area of 630 Square kilometres. Kumbo is about 110 km away from Bamenda, the capital of the North West Region. Kumbo shares its boundaries with Nkum to the North, Mbvem to the East and to the South by Jakiri Sub Division, then to the West by Oku-Noni Sub Division.

Kumbo is a mountainous town with 3 distinctive hilly settlements, Tobin, Mbveh, and Squares. In Kumbo, there is wide variety of landscapes, and its rivers are punctuated with rapid spectacular waterfalls with boiling foams. These waterfalls empty themselves into the main rivers of the town- Rivers Bui and Rookimbo. The main language spoken here is the Nso language. However, there are other languages like English, Pidgin, and French. Furthermore, there are other ethnic groupings within the municipality. These include Noni, Kom, Oku, Mbiame, Nso, and the Fulani (Mborororo). They each have their own languages. It is worth noting that Bui got its name from river Bui, While Kimbo, which is the original appellation for Kumbo, which got its own name from River Rookimbo.