Baham, Cameroon

Commune and town in Western Province, Cameroon

Baham
Commune and town
Enthroning a Mafo'o
Country	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.

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

Villages

Baham comprises 16 villages:

Boukue
Cheffou
Chengne
Demgo
Djemgheu
Hiala
Ho'o
Ka'a
Kaffo
La'agweu
Medjo
Ngouogoua
Pi'i
Pouomze
Souo
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.

References

Site de la primature - Élections municipales 2002

External links

Portail Royaume Baham (French)
Baham Museum (in French)
Contrôle de gestion et performance des services publics communaux des villes camerounaises - Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV (in French)
Charles Nanga, La réforme de l’administration territoriale au Cameroun à la lumière de la loi constitutionnelle n° 96/06 du 18 janvier 1996, Mémoire ENA. (in French)

5°20′N 10°24′E / 5.333°N 10.400°E / 5.333; 10.400