Bafang | |
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Location in Cameroon | |
Coordinates: 5°09′N 10°11′E / 5.150°N 10.183°E | |
Country | Cameroon |
Province | West Province |
Division | Haut-Nkam |
Elevation | 1,235 m (4,052 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 33,324 |
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.
Its 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 Nkongsamba, which it was split off from in 2011.
1 Bafang statistics at World Gazetteer
Coordinates: 5°09′N 10°11′E / 5.150°N 10.183°E