Subdivision

Batcham

Subdivision (arrondissement) of the Bamboutos division, West region.

Provisional — awaiting verification

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

Batcham is a town and commune in Cameroon. It is located in the Bamboutos department, in the West region. The commune was created by decree in 1962. The Batcham municipality has two First Class chiefdoms (Bangang and Batcham) one Second Class chiefdom, (Bamougong) and approximately 165 Third class chieftaincies.

The department covers an area of 185 km2 and a total population of 160 000.

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This record is provisional: it was compiled from the cited sources but has not yet been checked by an InsideKamer editor.

Sources

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    Cameroon — Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB, v01)
    OCHA / Institut National de CartographiePublished 4 January 2019Last verified: 14 October 2026

    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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    Batcham
    Wikipedia (English)Published 15 September 2026Last verified: 25 October 2026
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    Batcham
    Wikipédia (français)Published 7 June 2026Last verified: 25 October 2026