Subdivision
Biwong-Bulu
Subdivision (arrondissement) of the Mvila division, South 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
Biwong-Bulu is a town and commune in the Mvila department of the South Region of Cameroon.
Name
The name Biwong-Bulu is derived from "Bulu", the name of the main ethnic group of the area, and "Biwong", the Bulu phrase "to gather something rare".
History
The Biwong-Bulu commune was created from the splitting of the former Ebolowa Rural Commune by presidential decree on April 24, 2007.
Geography
Biwong-Bulu has an area of 1,445.37 km2 (558.06 sq mi). The terrain is largely flat, with plains and plateaus and a few hills.
Demographics
The commune is home to 34,374 inhabitants, resulting in a population density of 23.78 inhabitants per square kilometer (61.6/sq mi).
Climate
Biwong-Bulu has a tropical climate. Rainfall is usually between 1,200–2,000 mm (47–79 in) per year. The temperature is warm year-round, hovering around 22–26 °C (72–79 °F).
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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