Official Name: | Baham |
Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Cameroon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cameroon |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Hauts-Plateaux |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 51500 |
Timezone: | WAT |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Elevation M: | 1644 |
Baham (Hom in the local language) is the seat of the Department of Hauts-Plateaux, in the Western Province of Cameroon. It also constitutes a traditional Bamileke chiefdom.
It is situated 250 km (155 mi) from Douala and 20 km (12 mi) from Bafoussam.
Baham comprises 16 villages:
Neighbouring villages are: Bandjoun, Bayangam, Bahouan, Bamendjou,, Batie, Badenkop, Bangou, and others.
The language spoken is Baham or Hom, a variant of ghomala', and belongs to the family of Bamiléké languages.