Bangangté

Bangangté
Bangangté Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 5°15′N 10°50′E
Country	Cameroon
Region	West Region
Division	Ndé
Elevation	1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	29,584

Bangangté is a town and commune in Cameroon. It is the capital of the Ndé division of West Region. The town is primarily inhabited by the people of the Bamileke (Bamiléké) tribe.

It is home to the Université des Montagnes, a small private university focusing on health and technology programs.

Transportation

Bus agencies to and from main cities in Cameroon such as Bafoussam, Douala and Yaoundé have buses that leave several times per day.

Market

Marché A in Bangangté, Cameroon

There are two main markets in Bangangté: Marché A and B. Marché A is located in the center of the town and is open seven days a week and sells a variety of fresh produce, clothing, basic hardware supplies and electronics.

Marché B is located in a neighborhood south of the town center and is open Wednesdays and Saturdays. It generally has the same types of goods as Marché A, but many more vendors so prices may be lower.

Traditional Society

List of all the tribal chiefs / kings of Bangangté, Cameroon

The dominant tribal group is the Bamileke people. The traditional society is ruled by a tribal chief or king.

See also

• Communes of Cameroon

Traditional chiefdom

The city is home to one of the eleven first-degree traditional chiefdoms in the West region of Cameroon:

The Bangangté Chiefdom, with 29,135 inhabitants as of 2015.

The traditional chief of the Bangangtés is His Majesty Nji Mohnlu Seidou Pokam, and the Queen Mother of the Bangangtés is Maveun Pettoun, the King's elder sister.

The Bangangté district includes six second-degree traditional chiefdoms recognized by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization:

725: Bangoua Chiefdom

726: Bamena Chiefdom

727: Bangoulap Chiefdom

728: Batchingou Chiefdom