Bafoussam
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| Coordinates | 5 ° 29 ′ N , 10 ° 25 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Cameroon | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | CM-OU | ||
| height | 1479 m | ||
| Residents | 347,000 (2008) | ||
Bafoussam is the capital of the western region of Cameroon , in the Bamboutos Mountains . It is one of the largest cities in Cameroon with over 340,000 inhabitants (as of 2008) and is the trading center of the region. In it are coffee , tobacco and tea grown.
The city has a coffee faculty and a brewery . It is also the home of the Bamileke and the seat of the chief of the Mifi department .
Bafoussam is the seat of the diocese of Bafoussam and the Brigade d'intervention rapide of the Cameroonian army.
sons and daughters of the town
- Geremi Njitap (* 1978), football player
- Bertin Tomou (* 1978), football player
- Marie-Edwige Hartig (* 1980), politician
- Jérémie Njock (* 1980), football player
- Thierry Gathuessi (* 1982), football player
- Pierre Webó (* 1982), football player
- Crystelle-Ida Ngnipoho-Pokam (* 1987), soccer player
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