Business in Bamenda, Mezam, Cameroon
Foreign Trade in Bamenda (Mezam): Cameroon (North-West) Tikar and Nguemba
Bamenda (or Abakwa or Mankon Town) is the capital of the North-West region of
Cameroon (Central Africa)
- Population of Bamenda: 2 million inhabitants (the third largest Cameroonian city)
- The leading industries in Bamenda are agricultural product
transformation (coffee, basic foods), handicrafts, education, tourism,
construction work and transport.
- Main ethnic group of Bamenda are Tikar and Nguemba
- Bamenda is an Anglophone city
- Cameroonian Pidgin English is the most spoken language by the population
- Bamenda Airport
- The seven villages of Bamenda are Bandzah, Chomba, Mankon, Mendakwe,
Nkwen, Mbatu and Nsongwa
- Movement for the Independence of Bamenda in Cameroon (National Council of South Cameroon)
Cameroonian Students from Bamenda
- Masters: Business in Africa, Transport in Africa
- Doctorate in African Business
More information: Business in Bamenda (Cameroon), at EENI Website.
Paterson Ngatchou
- Cameroonian Region: North-West (capital)
- Cameroonian Department: Mezam
- Elevation of Bamenda: 1.614 meters
- XIX century: colonisation by Germans of Bamenda
- 1918: Nigerian administration (British Protectorate until 1961)
- Places of interest: Palace Mankon Fon and Palace of Bali Fon
North-West region of Cameroon
- Bamenda is the capital of the North-West region of Cameroon
- Population of the North-West region of Cameroon: 1.8 million inhabitants
- 1987: 1.2 million
- Population density of the North-West region: 99.12 inhabitants per square kilometre
- Area of the North-West region of Cameroon: 17,812 kilometres
- The main ethnicities of the North-West of Cameroon are the groups of origin Tikar: Tikari, Widikum, Fulani (Fula) and Moghamo
- The North-West region of Cameroon is Anglophone
- The local languages are Mungaka and Limbum
Contiguous Cameroonian regions: South-West, North-West and Adamawa.
Border of the North-West region with Nigeria (Taraba).
Departments of the North-West region of Cameroon (capital):
- Boyo (Fundong)
- Bui (Kumbo)
- Donga-Mantung (Nkambé)
- Menchum (Wum)
- Mezam (Bamenda)
- Momo (Mbengwi)
- Ngo-Ketunjia (Ndop)
Mezam department (Cameroon)
- Mezam Department is in the North-West region of Cameroon.
- The capital of the Mezam department is Bamenda
- Population of the Mezam department: 465,000 inhabitants
Transport and Logistics in Bamenda (Cameroon)
Bamenda Airport
Bamenda has links by Road to Yaoundé and Douala
Distances from Bamenda to:
- Douala:
383 kilometres
- Yaoundé: 366 kilometres
- Garoua:
913 kilometres
- Marua:
1,118 kilometres (20 hours)
- Bafoussam:
77 kilometres (2.30 hours)
- Ngaoundéré:
645 kilometres (12 hours)
Higher Education in Bamenda (Cameroon)
- Bamenda University
- Bamenda University of Science and Technology (BUST)
Bamenda (Camerún)
Bamenda (Cameroun)
Bamenda (Camarões) (c) EENI Global Business School
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