Bafut

Bafut is a town located in a modern commune in , it is also a traditional fondom. It is located in the , which in turn is located in the Northwest Province.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 25,600 residents
  • Description: town and traditional fondom in the Mezam Department, Northwest Region of Cameroon; one of the most powerful chiefdoms of the Cameroon Grassfields, governed by the Fon of Bafut
  • Also known as: “Bafut Fondom”, “Bafut Kingdom”, “Bafut polity”, and “Bafut, Cameroon”

Bafut

Latitude
6.09072° or 6° 5′ 27″ north
Longitude
10.11395° or 10° 6′ 50″ east
Population
25,600
Elevation
1,193 metres (3,914 feet)
Open location code
6FRG34R7+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4511152136
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2235186
Wiki­data ID
Q4841354
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Bafut” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Bafut”
  • Dutch: “Bafut, Cameroon”
  • French: “Bafut”
  • Italian: “Bafut”
  • Malay: “Bafut, Cameroon”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bafut”
  • Polish: “Bafut”
  • Romanian: “Bafut (oraş)”
  • Romanian: “Bafut (oraș)”
  • Romanian: “Bafut”
  • Spanish: “Bafut”
  • Swahili: “Bafut, Kamerun”
  • Swedish: “Bafut”
  • Urdu: “بافوٹ، کیمرون”

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