Baham, Cameroon

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Baham
Commune and town
Enthroning a Mafo in Baham Cameroon.jpg
Enthroning a Mafo'o
Baham, Cameroon
CountryFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Region Western Province
Department Hauts-Plateaux
Elevation
5,394 ft (1,644 m)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
51,500
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Baham (Hom in the local language) is the seat of the Department of Hauts-Plateaux, in the Western Province of Cameroon. It also constitutes a traditional Bamileke chiefdom.

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It is situated 250 km (155 mi) from Douala and 20 km (12 mi) from Bafoussam.

Villages

Baham comprises 16 villages:

  1. Boukue
  2. Cheffou
  3. Chengne
  4. Demgo
  5. Djemgheu
  6. Hiala
  7. Ho'o
  8. Ka'a
  9. Kaffo
  10. La'agweu
  11. Medjo
  12. Ngouogoua
  13. Pi'i
  14. Pouomze
  15. Souo
  16. Wouom

Neighbouring villages are: Bandjoun, Bayangam, Bahouan, Bamendjou, Bapa  [ fr ], Batie, Badenkop, Bangou, and others.

Language

The language spoken is Baham or Hom, a variant of ghomala', and belongs to the family of Bamiléké languages.

See also

References

5°20′N10°24′E / 5.333°N 10.400°E / 5.333; 10.400