Bandjoun
Sign in to saveBandjoun (''La 'Djo in local language) is a town and commune in the Koung-Khi Department in the West Region of Cameroon. Bandjoun is also the capital of the Koung-Khi department and one of the largest traditional chefferie'' (chiefdom) in Bamiléké country. The chief dwells in Hialah, and has many wives.
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- Locality
- Pete-Bandjoun
- Region
- Ouest
- Country
- Cameroun
- Population
- 31,750
- Timezone
- Africa/Douala
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bandjoun
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Cour du Palais de Bandjoun.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cameroon
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Cameroon
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Cameroon
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Koung-Khi
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Fotso Victor (Fo Niapjouong)
- Settlement.established_title
- Foundation
- Settlement.established_date
- 1570
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 274
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of Cameroon
- Country
- Cameroon
- Located in
- Koung-Khi
- Population
- 6872
- Area
- 274
- Elevation
- 1529
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Koung-Khi
- Shares border with
- Bamendjou
- Official website
- www.bandjoun.fr
- Image
- Ladjoquartiere.png
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- Commons category
- Bandjoun
- P12749
- Cerbère
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- The Chefferie or Chiefdom of Bandjoun
- The Fô'A-Djo
- The Chief's wives
- Structure of the traditional government
- The Fô'A-Djo Dynasty
- Bandjoun Station
- See also
- References
- External links
Bandjoun (''La 'Djo in local language) is a town and commune in the Koung-Khi Department in the West Region of Cameroon. Bandjoun is also the capital of the Koung-Khi department and one of the largest traditional chefferie (chiefdom) in Bamiléké country. The chief dwells in Hialah, and has many wives.
Its inhabitants speak Ghomala' or Bandjoun which is one of the Bamiléké family of languages. thumb|Bandjoun Landscape
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bandjoun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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