Bafang
Bafang Road
Bafang Road
Bafang is located in Cameroon
Bafang
Bafang
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 5°09′N 10°11′E / 5.150°N 10.183°E / 5.150; 10.183
Country Cameroon
ProvinceWest Province
DivisionHaut-Nkam
Elevation
1,235 m (4,052 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total33,324
Nkam River in Bafang

Bafang is a town and commune in Cameroon situated in the Haut-Nkam division of the West Province.

It lies at the heart of the territory of the Bamiléké people, and has a population of roughly 33,324. (2012)[1]

Religion

Its cathedral, Cathédrale du Cœur-Immaculé de Marie, is the See of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafang, a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Douala, like the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nkongsamba, which it was split off from in 2011.

Moto transport in Bafang

Notable people

See also

References

5°09′N 10°11′E / 5.150°N 10.183°E / 5.150; 10.183


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