Banyo, Cameroon

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Banyo
Banyo
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 6°46′48″N 11°49′12″E / 6.78000°N 11.82000°E / 6.78000; 11.82000Coordinates: 6°46′48″N 11°49′12″E / 6.78000°N 11.82000°E / 6.78000; 11.82000
Country Cameroon
Province Adamawa Province
Division Mayo-Banyo
Elevation 1,259 m (4,131 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 37,783

Banyo is a town and commune in Adamawa Province, Cameroon. It is located at around 6°47′N 11°49′E / 6.78°N 11.82°E / 6.78; 11.82, and is predominately Muslim. Though a government Prefect serves in the town, the Lamido still holds great sway among the populace.

References

    Hurault, Jean M. 1955 Le Lamidat de Banyo. Yaoundé: Unpublished Report. Archives L'IRCAM.

    Hurault, Jean M. 197 5 Histoire du Lamidat Peul de Banyo. Outre-Mer: Academie Sciences.

    Hurault, Jean M. 1983 Fecondité et Mortalité dans L'Agglomeration Urbaine de Banyo (Cameroun). Cah. Orstom ser. Sci. Hum. 19(3): 247-267.

    Hurault, Jean M. 1994 Les noms attribués aux non-libres dans le lamidat de Banyo. Journal des africanistes 64(1): 91-107.

    Yahya, Mohaman Gabdo 2009 Le Lamidat de Banyo: épreuves d’hier et défis d’aujourd’hui Douala: AFREDIT (africaine d’édition).


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