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Babessi (village)

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Place in Northwest, Cameroon
Babessi
Babessi is located in CameroonBabessiBabessiLocation in Cameroon
Coordinates: 6°02′00″N 10°34′45″E / 6.03333°N 10.57917°E / 6.03333; 10.57917
CountryCameroon
RegionNorthwest
DepartmentNgo-Ketunjia
Population
 • Total26,802
 (Census)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Babessi is one of the four villages that make up the Babessi Sub-Division, and the Babessi Sub-Division is one of three sub-divisions of Ngoketunjia Division of the North West Region of Cameroon with a population of 26,802.

Habitat and wildlife

The vegetation is savannah type with short stunted trees, palm trees, raffia palms, eucalyptus, kola and Pygeum africanum. They are of economic value to the inhabitants who used them for construction, fuel, food and as medicine. Some of these medicinal plants are even exported.

See also

2012 floods

In 2012, floods rendered some over 26 families homeless.

References

  1. "3rd RGPH 2005" (PDF). Ceped.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  2. UNITED COUNCILS AND CITIES OF CAMEROON, UNITED COUNCILS AND CITIES OF CAMEROON. "Babessi". UNITED COUNCILS AND CITIES OF CAMEROON. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  3. Loh, Choves (14 September 2012). "Floods Render 26 Families Homeless in Babessi". Allafrica.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

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