Babessi (village)

Babessi
Country	Cameroon
Region	Northwest
Department	Ngo-Ketunjia
Population (2005)
• Total	26,802
	(Census)
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Babessi is one of the four villages that make up the Babessi Sub-Division and Babessi Sub-Division is one of three sub divisions of Ngoketunjia Division of the North West Region of Cameroon with a population of 26802.

The vegetation is savannah type with short stunted trees, palm trees, raffia palms, eucalyptus, kola and Pygeum africanum. They are of economic value to the inhabitants who used them for construction, fuel, food and as medicine. Some of these medicinal plants are even exported.

In 2012, floods rendered some over 26 families homeless.

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