Mile 16 Explained

Mile 16
Settlement Type:Town and commune
Pushpin Map:Cameroon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cameroon
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southwest Region
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Fako
Elevation M:870
Population Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:4.1431°N 9.3061°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cfb

Mile 16, also known as Bolifamba and Bolifamba Mile 16,[2] [3] [4] is a locality in the Buea Municipality of the Fako Division, South West Region of Cameroon.[5] [6]

Mile 16 location refers to Highway 8, the first 17 miles of which were tarred in 1952.[7] The University of Buea is also nearby.[8] [9] Originally a separate village, the area has undergone urban sprawl in the 2000s, yet supports peri-urban agriculture. In 2003, the population was approximately 7,000 and in 2019 was approximately 8,000.[5]

History

Bolifamba Mile 16 is a chiefdom in the Buea council area.[10] [11] Violence has led to destruction in area during unrest and conflicts stemming from the Anglophone Crisis, and threats English-speaking population.[12]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Helders . Stefan . Buéa . World Gazetteer . 27 March 2008 . dead . https://archive.today/20130209153655/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1206522592&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-53&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=338994923 . 9 February 2013 .
  2. Web site: Failed Decolonization of Africa and the Rise of New States: Cartography of the War in Southern Cameroons Ambazonia . aleph.letras.up.pt. 2022-10-05. 2022-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20220720192759/http://aleph.letras.up.pt/index.php/1_Africana_2/article/download/10382/9461. dead.
  3. Web site: The Bolifamba Community Transformation project | Royalty World.
  4. Web site: Cholera Outbreak Puts Buea's Scarce Water Resources To Test. February 4, 2022.
  5. Mbe Akoko. Robert . Eyole N. Monono, Lenka Pčolinská . Urbanization and food security in Buea: an appraisal of household food security situation and resilience in Bolifamba-Buea Cameroon . International Journal of Modern Anthropology. 2(12):173. September 2019. July 22, 2022. Bolifamba can be described as a cosmopolitan village in Buea Subdivision. It is part of the gateway to Buea town from the nearby town of Mutengene. Bolifamba covers a vast area with a population of about 8205..
  6. Web site: Violence Continues to Disrupt Life in Many Parts of Cameroon. VOA.
  7. Web site: Report by Her Majesty's Government to the General Assembly of the United Nations on the Cameroons Under United Kingdom Administration. Great Britain Colonial. Office. July 24, 1957. Google Books.
  8. Web site: Fired UB lecturer says his dismissal is an act of scores settling.. June 23, 2020.
  9. Web site: "The University Is Bound To Become More Innovative". www.cameroon-tribune.cm.
  10. Web site: Buea Cameroon Britannica. www.britannica.com. en. 2022-02-19.
  11. Web site: E. George, Bolifamba Village Study Report, Pan African Institute for Development, Buea, 1973.
  12. News: Cameroon on Brink of Civil War as English Speakers Recount 'Unbearable' Horrors. Dionne. Searcey. The New York Times . October 6, 2018.

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