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1496:). The chiefs are themselves divided into various ranks, with major rulers living in Bandjoun, Bafang, Bangangté, Dschang, and Mbouda. Traditionally, chiefs command divine powers and own all lands by divine mandate. Individual tenants work plots at their chief's behest. These groupings thus form the basis for Bamileke tribal identity. Advisers, often called the “Council of Notables”, in turn serve the chiefs. Below them are various district chiefs who govern individual wards in the village.
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consisting of alternating ridges and furrows. In the past, farmers practiced field rotation, allowing land to lie fallow for two or three years. Due to increasing population density, however, they use the land almost continuously today; the loss in fertility is partially countered through extensive use of fertilisers and manure. Hedges or fences that separate private plots and keep out animals surround farms in the West. These hedges also provide
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1774:. The territory became part of the Baré-Foumban-Nkongsamba administrative area, and the capital was moved to Foumban. Dschang served as the seat of a French-run school for the sons of chiefs, which the French used to indoctrinate as well as instruct. The French maintained German plantations and labour sources, and new operations sprung up, such as a
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Bamileke are skilled farmers who exploit virtually every strip of land available. Along with the neighbouring Northwest Province, the West supplies most of the food consumed in Cameroon's seven lower provinces. Tools are largely traditional. Farmers plant after the first rains in fields
1789:, chief of the area, opposed the colonials, but he was defeated, and the foundations of modern Bafoussam were laid. The Bamum did not escape the French sphere, either, as sultan Ibrahim Njoya was deposed in 1931 due to his pro-German views. Njoya died in a Yaoundé prison two years later.
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809:, Mbouda, and Bafang. This is due to the pleasant climate and fertile soils. Bafoussam is both the provincial capital and the centre of the Bamileke lands. Populations thin out toward the southern border and in the eastern Bamum-dominated territories. Settlements are scattered.
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Adamawa. Bafoussam forms an important nexus between the cities of Bamenda, Douala, Yaoundé, and Foumban. Roads often must wind and sharply turn to traverse the region's mountains, and traffic accidents are not uncommon. The region is reachable by air via
1320:'s numerically inferior Beti-Pahuin tribal group, are often accused of anti-Bamileke bias. The Bamileke thus stand to gain a great deal from a more free and transparent government, and the West harbors many sympathisers for the presidential party's main opponents, the
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led them to settle at
Foumban (Mfom-Ben) in the 15th century. However, most scholars today place this migration as late as the 19th century, likely the result of population pressures caused by the same Fulbe jihads that had earlier pushed the Bamileke south. The king
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Cameroon's independence on 1 January 1960. He outlawed the party's "terrorist" wing on 30 October 1963, leading to more strikes in Bamileke population centres and subsequent military retribution.
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Very little of the West's original flora or fauna survives, since most land has been cleared by human farmers. This is particularly evident on the
Western High Plateau, where poor soil and less rainfall have exacerbated the effects of
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Under Ahidjo, the current West Province was known as the Administrative Inspectorate of the West. He named Bafoussam the capital and set the province's current boundaries after union of British and French Cameroon in 1972.
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welcomed the first German emissary to the Bamum kingdom in 1902 after hearing of the ruthless treatment given rebellious tribes further to the northwest. He even lent military support for the German campaign against the
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With such a small land area and large network of mostly paved roads, the West is one of Cameroon's more accessible provinces. Major routes through the area include National Road 4 to Yaoundé, National Road 5 from
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are another mainstay, and the West is one of the few places in Cameroon where they grow well due to high elevations in the region. Farmers grow these crops on the hillsides and use the valleys to plant cocoyams,
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raising was once practiced more widely, but as populations have risen, most land has been converted to crop cultivation (a fact that has raised tensions between herders and farmers). Still, some herders drive
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With its legions of artisans and its lavish sultan's palace, Foumban forms the West's main tourist draw. Visitors also come to experience the region's magnificent scenery and rich traditional culture.
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type in the southeastern two-thirds. Rainfall, moderated by the mountains, averages 1,000-2,000 mm per year throughout, though it is highest at the area of the Bamendjing Reservoir.
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What support Ahidjo did enjoy among the Bamileke largely came from his pro-business policies. When the president resigned in 1982, his replacement, Paul Biya, sent his representative,
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The Bamboutos Mountains are the West's primary land feature. Elevations reach as high as 2,000 metres and dip as low as 500 metres in the Noun and Nkam valleys. The highest point is
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extended Bamum holdings from the Mbam to the Noun Rivers, subjugating numerous local rulers in the process. Mbwe-Mbwe also kept the Fulbe from encroaching further south and west.
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died, and the tribe splintered as Gawolbe's seven sons fought for control. Most of these groups migrated further west into what is today the Northwest Province.
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in 1897. The Germans themselves did not move into the territory until 1899 (though they had signed treaties with Bamileke leaders as early as 1884). Governor
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are the third major group to have pushed through the West Province territory in historical times. They came under the leadership of a warrior chief named
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With nearly 1,000 schools serving its some 1,000 villages, the West relatively well provisioned educationally. The high population density contributes to
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in 1948. In 1956, France granted self-rule to its colony, and the West proved one of Cameroon's more politically influential areas due to groups such as
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patches of red dirt, and other types. Finally, the soil of the eastern portions away from the reservoir is ferrallitic. Rocks in the area range from the
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plantation at Dschang. The new colonial overlords made improvements to the region's infrastructure, as well, especially to the road network.
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content, though that of the northwest is black or brown basalt. The province's soils are the richest and most productive in Cameroon.
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type, which forms a transitional zone to the lowly vegetated northern provinces. West of that river, this savanna is of the
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1164:farmers, especially women, keep
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472:. Falls are common, such as the
357:along the reservoir and Noun to
90:
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2227:History of Cameroon Since 1800.
1966:Traditional musical instruments
1589:Musée du Palais du Sultan Bamun
1057:. In the western Wouri valley,
48:may be too short to adequately
1806:Assemblée Traditionnale Bamoun
1735:for all the Bamileke, who had
1601:Musée de la Chefferie Bandjoun
1095:Upper Noun Development Company
1073:more prevalently in the West.
58:provide an accessible overview
1:
1871:Traditional dance accessories
1717:Gesellschaft Nordwest-Kamerun
1452:department, headquartered at
1444:department, with its capital
1412:department, headquartered at
917:. Most of these groups speak
436:, which flow from the West's
1655:for the Bamum language (the
1246:, often featuring elaborate
1199:, with plants in Bafoussam (
1133:area is home to some modern
609:, a dormant volcano west of
1432:, is further west, and the
1109:processes some for export.
2770:
2192:New Encyclopedia of Africa
1729:forced the natives to work
1612:Early population movements
1468:department, governed from
1336:Divisions of West Cameroon
1211:. The building materials,
296:to the southwest, and the
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2270:
1831:strikes. Ahidjo declared
1207:), Foumbot, Dschang, and
948:, and all are ruled by a
785:
748:—
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1518:Université des Montagnes
678:than an actual reserve.
413:. These rivers follow a
401:create many fast-moving
2148:10.1023/A:1005099818044
1516:as well as the private
1322:Social Democratic Front
239:200/km (520/sq mi)
2744:West Region (Cameroon)
2229:Limbé: Presbook, 1996.
1691:
1599:, all in Foumban. The
1580:of Bangangté, and the
1506:classroom overcrowding
1337:
1183:
1065:Plantation agriculture
1006:and help prevent from
998:
829:
802:
713:
623:South Cameroon Plateau
491:. Such lakes exist at
302:Cameroon's ten regions
292:to the southeast, the
288:to the northeast, the
284:to the northwest, the
273:
2225:Ngoh, Victor Julius,
2104:hdi.globaldatalab.org
1960:Tam-tam group players
1762:French administration
1695:German administration
1689:
1514:university at Dschang
1363:The departments are:
1335:
1181:
996:
944:. They are primarily
827:
800:
722:Historical population
711:
657:Plant and animal life
202: • Governor
18:West Region, Cameroon
2218:Neba, Aaron, Ph.D.,
1802:Paysans Independants
1348:), each headed by a
1242:casting, and cotton
509:Western High Plateau
365:such as granite and
343:Bamendjing Reservoir
278:Republic of Cameroon
236: • Density
2749:Regions of Cameroon
2264:Regions of Cameroon
1713:Jesko Von Puttkamer
1144:Many farmers raise
1061:is also important.
989:Subsistence farming
793:Settlement patterns
723:
470:hydroelectric power
438:Bamboutos Mountains
395:mountainous terrain
205:Awa Fonka Augustine
117: /
1890:Traditional Dances
1725:coffee plantations
1692:
1597:Musée Sacré Djissé
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617:, dating from the
373:in the northwest.
228: • Total
215: • Total
27:Region of Cameroon
2731:
2730:
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1979:Bamileke cowbells
1839:Post-independence
1756:palace at Foumban
1733:puppet over-chief
1682:European contacts
1510:secondary schools
1292:at Bafoussam and
1290:domestic airports
1269:la Transafricaine
929:in the majority.
919:a unique language
847:grassfields Bantu
790:
789:
511:. One example is
405:with picturesque
375:Metamorphic rocks
369:under a cover of
363:crystalline rocks
280:. It borders the
274:RĂ©gion de l'Ouest
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1578:Medumba Festival
1562:Feast of the Ram
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1798:Union Bamiléké
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1703:annexation of
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1582:Ben Skin Dance
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1794:World War II
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1346:departements
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1300:at Dschang.
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1224:cooperatives
1221:
1190:
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1143:
1127:transhumance
1116:
1068:
1055:raffia palms
1016:
1008:soil erosion
1000:
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934:Bamum people
931:
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717:Demographics
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583:Metche falls
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66:October 2020
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45:lead section
2628:Lafé-Baleng
2578:Fongo-Tongo
2375:West Region
1853:Moussa Yaya
1833:martial law
1772:World War I
1664:Bali-Chamba
1542:hepatitis A
1342:departments
1252:cooperative
1232:woodworking
1162:Smallholder
1071:plantations
984:Agriculture
695:rain forest
559:Lake Monoun
535:Lake Baleng
521:Lake Monoun
513:Lake Baleng
503:, and near
434:Wouri River
397:and active
393:The West's
359:Precambrian
351:ferrallitic
341:and at the
312:(sometimes
266:West Region
124: /
84:West Region
2738:Categories
2426:Malentouen
2395:Bangourain
2109:2018-09-13
2087:References
1752:atrocities
1676:Gawolbe II
1633:Ncharé Yen
1595:, and the
1534:sanitation
1464:, and the
1328:Government
1248:embroidery
1034:groundnuts
843:semi-Bantu
643:equatorial
619:Cretaceous
571:Mbam River
547:Nkam River
426:Mbam River
339:Noun River
223:Population
197:Government
2704:Koung-Khi
2684:Bamendjou
2638:Bamboutos
2623:Bamougoum
2617:Bafoussam
2611:Bafoussam
2583:Nkong-Zem
2498:Haut-Nkam
2463:Bangangté
2431:Massangam
2411:Kouoptamo
2315:Southwest
2305:Northwest
2290:Far North
1860:Paul Biya
1829:terrorist
1815:In 1958,
1638:Mbwe-Mbwe
1538:dysentery
1500:Education
1466:Koung-Khi
1450:Bamboutos
1446:Bafoussam
1426:Haut-Nkam
1422:Bangangté
1403:Koung-Khi
1393:Bamboutos
1378:Haut-Nkam
1318:Paul Biya
1118:Livestock
1113:Livestock
1085:(UCCAO).
1079:cash crop
1051:colocasia
1026:plantains
927:Catholics
923:Christian
911:Ngiemboon
867:Bangangté
851:Bafoussam
778:1,921,590
767:1,720,047
756:1,339,791
745:1,035,597
676:city park
489:volcanoes
458:Bafoussam
450:tributary
442:Bangangté
399:tectonics
328:Geography
257:4th of 10
231:2,770,400
175:Koung-Khi
167:Haut-Nkam
163:Bamboutos
156:Divisions
149:Bafoussam
50:summarize
2717:Bandjoun
2712:Bayangam
2646:Babadjou
2593:Santchou
2483:Balengou
2468:Bassamba
2379:Cameroon
2371:Communes
2295:Littoral
2198:: 29–30.
2164:17847427
1804:and the
1783:Fotso II
1653:alphabet
1560:and the
1470:Bandjoun
1358:governor
1298:airstrip
1244:textiles
1228:ceramics
1193:industry
1187:Industry
1141:market.
1135:ranching
1046:Potatoes
1022:cocoyams
1004:firewood
957:Bamenyam
907:Ngombale
899:Nda'nda'
855:Bandjoun
839:Bamileke
647:Cameroon
635:humidity
474:Balatchi
419:Atlantic
389:Drainage
355:volcanic
140:Cameroon
2722:Demding
2651:Batcham
2619:(rural)
2613:(urban)
2569:(rural)
2567:Dschang
2563:(urban)
2561:Dschang
2543:Batcheu
2519:(rural)
2513:(urban)
2416:Koutaba
2406:Foumbot
2402:(urban)
2400:Foumban
2275:Adamawa
2156:9719838
2063:Balafon
2051:Balafon
2015:Tam-tam
1991:Balafon
1866:Culture
1819:became
1721:Dschang
1668:Gawolbe
1607:History
1574:Bangoua
1558:Ramadan
1546:typhoid
1530:malaria
1438:Dschang
1414:Foumban
1350:prefect
1304:Tourism
1296:and an
1294:Koutaba
1281:Bamenda
1271:) from
1217:bauxite
1173:fishing
1154:poultry
1131:Kounden
1107:Yaoundé
1099:Tobacco
971:Economy
946:Islamic
925:, with
895:Mengaka
891:Medumba
883:Ghomala
871:Dschang
807:Dschang
786:source:
736:±% p.a.
703:bamboos
685:of the
683:savanna
645:of the
629:Climate
517:Foumbot
505:Foumban
452:of the
421:basin.
347:granite
145:Capital
137:Country
112:10°30′E
2689:Bangou
2661:Mbouda
2573:Fokoué
2553:Menoua
2523:Bandja
2517:Bafang
2511:Bafang
2488:Bamena
2436:Njimom
2280:Centre
2162:
2154:
1792:After
1787:Mambou
1768:French
1701:German
1618:Galima
1591:, the
1576:, the
1566:Ngouon
1524:Health
1456:, the
1454:Mbouda
1440:. The
1434:MĂ©noua
1430:Bafang
1424:. The
1383:MĂ©noua
1354:prefet
1265:BĂ©koko
1240:bronze
1215:, and
1139:Douala
1125:using
1123:cattle
1075:Coffee
1053:, and
1040:, and
1038:melons
963:, and
950:sultan
913:, and
903:Ngomba
879:Fe'fe'
875:Mbouda
873:, and
863:Bawaju
859:Bafang
833:People
819:chiefs
781:+1.11%
770:+1.40%
759:+2.37%
651:Guinea
611:Mbouda
601:Relief
497:Banéfo
493:Balent
480:, and
478:Metché
454:Sanaga
446:Bafang
403:rivers
367:gneiss
322:Bamoun
314:Bamoum
270:French
253:medium
247:(2017)
179:MĂ©noua
109:5°30′N
2694:Batié
2679:Baham
2656:Galim
2538:Bakou
2533:KĂ©kem
2528:Banka
2478:Tonga
2473:Bazou
2421:Magba
2310:South
2300:North
2160:S2CID
2039:Sanza
2027:Sanza
1649:Islam
1626:Fulbe
1492:, or
1462:Baham
1285:Banyo
1277:Mamfe
1236:brass
1209:KĂ©kem
1150:goats
1146:sheep
1087:Cocoa
1030:beans
1018:Maize
965:Tikar
942:Bamum
938:Tikar
915:Yemba
699:ferns
691:Sudan
687:Sahel
501:Doupé
407:falls
318:Bamun
310:Bamum
250:0.603
2603:Mifi
2506:Bana
2387:Noun
2320:West
2285:East
2152:PMID
1884:Mask
1776:palm
1662:The
1490:foyn
1442:Mifi
1410:Noun
1408:The
1388:Mifi
1368:Noun
1279:and
1273:Ekok
1238:and
1201:beer
1158:pigs
1156:and
1148:and
1059:rice
1042:yams
978:week
932:The
887:Kwa'
775:2015
764:2005
753:1987
742:1976
731:Pop.
727:Year
701:and
466:Edéa
430:Nkam
424:The
383:iron
379:mica
333:Land
264:The
210:Area
191:Noun
183:Mifi
2455:Ndé
2373:of
2144:doi
1748:Nso
1572:of
1486:fon
1418:Ndé
1373:Ndé
1105:of
1091:Tea
1036:,
980:).
961:Mbo
845:or
462:dam
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245:HDI
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