Baham, Cameroon
Encyclopedia
Baham is the seat of the Department of Hauts-Plateaux
, in the Western Province of Cameroon
. It also constitutes a traditional Bamileke
chiefdom
.
The language spoken is Baham, a variant of ghomálá', belongs to the family of Bamileke
languages.
Hauts-Plateaux
Hauts-Plateaux is a department of West Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 415 km² and as of 2001 had a total population of 117,008. The capital of the department lies at Baham.-Subdivisions:...
, in the Western Province of Cameroon
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...
. It also constitutes a traditional Bamileke
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...
chiefdom
Chiefdom
A chiefdom is a political economy that organizes regional populations through a hierarchy of the chief.In anthropological theory, one model of human social development rooted in ideas of cultural evolution describes a chiefdom as a form of social organization more complex than a tribe or a band...
.
- It is situated 250 km (155 mi) from DoualaDoualaDouala is the largest city in Cameroon and the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Province. Home to Cameroon's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport, it is the commercial capital of the country...
and 20 km (12 mi) from BafoussamBafoussamBafoussam is the capital of the West Province of Cameroon, in the Bamboutos Mountains. It is the prefecture of the Mifi department, one of three arrondissements in the department. The city had a population of 239,287 inhabitants . The city is the region's center of trade. People are farming...
. - The grouping of Baham comprises 16 villages: Boukue, Cheffou, Chengne, Demgo, Djemgheu, Hiala, Ho'o, Ka'a, Kaffo, La'agweu, Medjo, Ngouogoua, Pi'i, Pouomze, Souo, Wouom.
- The neighboring villages are: BandjounBandjounBandjoun is a town and commune in West Province, Cameroon. Bandjoun is the capital of the Banjun people. The chief dwells in Hialah, and has many wives....
, BayangamBayangam-References:* * - Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV * Charles Nanga, , Mémoire ENA....
, Bahouan, BamendjouBamendjou-References:* * - Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV * Charles Nanga, , Mémoire ENA....
, Bapa, BatieBatié, CameroonBatié is a town and commune in the Hauts Plateau division located in the western province of Cameroon. It is located at Latitude 5.283333 and Longitude 10.28333...
, Badenkop, BangouBangou, CameroonBangou is a village of the Bamileke people in the West Province of Cameroon. with a population of around 12,000. However, most people that consider themselves "from Bangou" do not reside in Bangou but in Yaounde, Douala, Nkongsamba or other cities in Cameroon and the world.In fact there are Bangou...
, ...
The language spoken is Baham, a variant of ghomálá', belongs to the family of Bamileke
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...
languages.
Links
- Portail Royaume Baham (French)
- Baham Museum