Bafang

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Bafang
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 5°09′N10°11′E / 5.150°N 10.183°E / 5.150; 10.183
Country Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
Province West Province
Division Haut-Nkam
Elevation
1,235 m (4,052 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total33,324
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Nkam River in Bafang

Bafang is a town and commune in Cameroon situated in the Haut-Nkam division of the West Province.

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It lies at the heart of the territory of the Bamiléké people, and has a population of roughly 33,324. (2012) [1]

Religion

Its cathedral, Cathédrale du Cœur-Immaculé de Marie, is the See of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafang, a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Douala, like the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nkongsamba, which it was split off from in 2011.

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Moto transport in Bafang

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Coordinates: 5°09′N10°11′E / 5.150°N 10.183°E / 5.150; 10.183