Mifi | |
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Department location in Cameroon | |
Country | Cameroon |
Province | West Province |
Capital | Bafoussam |
Area | |
• Total | 155 sq mi (402 km2) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 80,400 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Mifi is a department of West Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 402 km2 and as of 2005 had a total population of 301,456. [1] The capital of the department lies at Bafoussam.
The department is divided administratively into 4 communes and in turn into villages.
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The Catholic Church in Cameroon is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
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The Bandefram-Cameroon Chiefdom. Pronounced Ndiògfap in local language, this name means farmers of old vineyards.Although Bandrefam is the official name, the population of this chiefdom call themselves Kouo'shi,which means :emerging from the ground.
This name will take the form of Fab'gwe around 1921, then of Ndiògfap around 1928. Finally, the German colonists will call it Bandrefam, as it is known today.
Samuel Wembé was a Cameroonian businessman who also served as a deputy in the Cameroon National Assembly.