Hauts-Plateaux

This article is about the department of Cameroon. See Central Highlands (Madagascar) for the region of Madagascar and Hautes Plaines for the region of Algeria.
Hauts-Plateaux
Department

Department location in Cameroon
Country  Cameroon
Province West Province
Capital Baham
Area
  Total 160 sq mi (415 km2)
Population (2001)
  Total 117,008
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Hauts-Plateaux is a department of West Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 415 km² and as of 2001 had a total population of 117,008.[1] The capital of the department lies at Baham. The department was created in 1995 when the Mifi department was split up.

Subdivisions

The department is divided administratively into 4 communes and in turn into villages.

Communes

References

  1. "Departments of Cameroon". Statoids, obtained from Institut national de la statistique (Cameroun) - Annuaire statistique du Cameroun 2004. Retrieved April 3, 2009.

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