Subdivision
Bankim
Subdivision (arrondissement) of the Mayo-Banyo division, Adamawa 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.
Towns, villages and neighbourhoods
1 places on InsideKamer lie in Bankim, according to Wikidata.
From Wikipedia
Bankim, M'Bankim, Bamkin or Kimi is a town and commune of the division Mayo-Banyo in Adamaoua in Cameroon. It is about 95 km from Foumban and 125 km from Banyo The area's vegetation is of shrub savanna type.
History
Bankim is said to have been founded in 1395 by the local chief Kimi who founded the Tikar kingdom. Eldridge Mohammadou has given a date of 1760 to 1780 as the foundation date for the chiefdom.
Hazards
Loaiasis is hyperendemic in this area, but is regarded as a generally mild and painless disease. It is reported that about 17% of the population in this area carry HIV/Aids, however the survey is based on urban surveys in the capital.
Communications
Bankim is on the main road from Foumban to Banyo. The provincial road (P26) goes from nearby Nyamboya to Ndu via Sonkolong, Atta, and Sabongari.
There is a post office, a hotel, some medical facilities and branches of Union Express and Exchange Express. Mobile phone coverage is good.
Notable residents
Joseph Chila, a local photographer who has exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery in London
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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