Baham
Baham is the seat of the Department of Hauts-Plateaux, in the Western Province of Cameroon. It also constitutes a traditional Bamileke chiefdom. It is situated 250 km from Douala and 20 km from Bafoussam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 19,700 residents
- Description: commune of Cameroon
- Also known as: “Baham, Cameroon”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Batié and Bandjoun.
Batié
Town
Batié is a town and municipality in the Hauts Plateaux Division in western Cameroon. It is located at latitude 5.283333 and longitude 10.28333. Batié is known for its association football club Sable FC, the "San San Boys", named after the sand production in this mountainous region. Batié is situated 5 km southwest of Baham.
Bandjoun
Town
Bandjoun is a town and commune in the Koung-Khi Department in the West Region of Cameroon. Bandjoun is also the capital of the Koung-Khi department and one of the largest traditional chefferie in Bamiléké country. Bandjoun is situated 7 km northeast of Baham.
Bangou
Town
Bangou 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 Yaoundé, Douala, Nkongsamba or other cities in Cameroon and the world. Bangou is situated 10 km south of Baham.
Baham
- Categories: commune of Cameroon and locality
- Location: West Region, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.33461° or 5° 20′ 5″ northLongitude
10.36844° or 10° 22′ 6″ eastPopulation
19,700Elevation
1,638 metres (5,374 feet)Open location code
6FQG89M9+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1106177514OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2235161Wikidata ID
Q1988066
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