The Mbonge Council was established as part of the decentralization efforts initiated by the Government of Cameroon to bring governance closer to the people and enhance local development.

Mbonge council was created in 1977. It is situated 56km from Kumba. It is part of Meme division of the South West region of Cameroon. The council is made up of 86 villages covering a total surface area of 3000km2 with a population size of over 200.000 inhabitants, which makes it one of the largest councils in the country. Mbonge council is bounded to the  North by Kumba council, to the South by Bamusso council, to the West by Ekondo Titi council, and to the East by Muyuka and Idenau councils.

This municipality is sub-divided into four court areas: Mbonge, Kombone, Bekondo and Bomboko. These court areas regroup ethnic groups of common origin. 

Mbonge council was created as Mbonge Rural Council in 1977, by Presidential decree No. 77/203 of 29th June 1977. Prior to this date, the council area was part of the “Bile council area” in the then Kumba Division. Following the new constitution of the Republic of Cameroon which brought in decentralization and more accent on local governance, Mbonge Rural Council change its appellation to Mbonge Council following the Presidential decree No. 2004/018 of July 22, 2004, which transformed all Rural/Urban councils to being mere councils.