Bafang
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Bafang is a town and commune in Cameroon
situated in the Haut-Nkam
division of the West Province. It lies at the heart of the territory of the Bamiléké
people, and has a population of roughly 80,500.
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
situated in the Haut-Nkam
Haut-Nkam
Haut-Nkam is a department of West Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 958 km² and as of 2001 had a total population of 203,251.The capital of the department lies at Bafang.-Subdivisions:...
division of the West Province. It lies at the heart of the territory of the Bamiléké
Bamileke
The Bamileke is a folk whose native ancestral area is in the western highlands of Cameroon's West Province, west of the Noun River and southeast of the Bamboutos Mountains and in the Moungo region of the Littoral, Southwest, and Centre Provinces. They are a part of the Semi-Bantu ethnic groups...
people, and has a population of roughly 80,500.