Subdivision
Baham
Subdivision (arrondissement) of the Hauts-Plateaux division, West region.
Names and codes as published in the national administrative boundaries dataset (Institut National de Cartographie, via OCHA), valid on 4 January 2019. Some names are published without accents.
From Wikipedia
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, 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.
This record is provisional: it was compiled from the cited sources but has not yet been checked by an InsideKamer editor.
Sources
- 1.Cameroon — Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB, v01)
Downloaded on 2026-10-14. Names, P-codes and hierarchy of the 10 regions, 58 divisions and 360 subdivisions, valid on 2019-01-04. Names are given as published; some omit accents.
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