page_title: Bafoussam
section_title: Topography
hierarchical_section_title: Bafoussam / Geography / Topography
caption_attribution_description: English: A view of the Famla neighbourhood (commonly called Akwa) in Bafoussam
context_page_description: Bafoussam is the capital and largest city of the West Region of Cameroon, in the Bamboutos Mountains. It is the 3rd most important city in Cameroon, after Yaounde and Douala. The communauté urbaine of Bafoussam, is a decentralized territorial collectivity. Originally called Urban Commune of Bafoussam, the communauté urbaine of Bafoussam, was born after the Presidential Decree N ° 2008/022 of January 17, 2008 and composed of three communes, namely: the Commune of Bafoussam I, the Commune of Bafoussam II and the Commune of Bafoussam III.
  The city had an urban population of 347,517 inhabitants. Bafoussam is the West Region centre of trade, and people are farming coffee, Potatoes, maize and beans. The city has also a coffee processing facility and brewery. It is the main city of the Bamiléké people and is home to the Bafoussam chief's palace. Bafoussam is a group composed of 07 villages with 46 districts or sub-villages. The main neighborhoods of the city are Banengo, Djeleng, Famla, Kamkop, Quartier Eveché, Quartier Haussa and Tamdja.
  Bafoussam has two main markets, several internet cafés, restaurants and supermarkets, and a movie theater.
context_section_description: Bafoussam is built in the foothills of the Banengo and Baleng hills that are covered with savannah vegetation. The city, located at about 1500 meters above sea level is built on stairs on the perimeters of Tamdja neighborhoods (1st floor), shopping center and Djemoum (2nd floor), Djeleng (3rd floor) and lower corners called Mairie rurale and Tougang (4th level).
caption: A view of the Famla neighbourhood (commonly called Akwa) in Bafoussam
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