Bamenda (Cameroon)
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Name (Hebrew)
במנדה (קמרון)
Name (Latin)
Bamenda (Cameroon)
Other forms of name
nne Bamenda-Tikar (Cameroon)
Coordinates
10.15166667 10.15166667 5.961388888 5.961388888 (gooearth )
Associated country
Cameroon
See Also From tracing place name
Abakpa (North-West Province, Cameroon)
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- GEOnet, 18 June 1997(Bamenda, Cameroon, ppl, 5p0s56ʹN, 10p0s10ʹE)
- Abakpa, Mankon, Bamenda, 1983:p. 42 (first town in North West Province called Abakpa, in middle of 1960s changed name to Mankon [no publ. in LC], recently presidential decree changed name to Bamenda)
- All Anglophone Conference (2nd : 1994 : Bamenda, Cameroon). The Bamenda proclamation, 1994 or 1995:t.p. (Bamenda) 1st leaf of text (North West Provincial capital)
Wikipedia description:
Bamenda, also known as Abakwa and Mankon Town, is a city in northwestern Cameroon and capital of the Northwest Region. The city has a population of about six hundred thousand people and is located 366 km (227 mi) north-west of the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé. Bamenda is known for its cool climate and scenic hilly location.
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