Bamboutos

Bamboutos
Department
waterfall at bamboutos
Department location in Cameroon
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Coordinates: 5°37′N 10°15′E
Country	Cameroon
Province	West Region
Capital	Mbouda
Area
• Total	453 sq mi (1,173 km2)
Elevation	8,330 ft (2,540 m)
Population  (2019)
• Total	234,600
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Bamboutos is a department of West Region in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 1,173 km² and as of 2005 had a total population of 292,410. The capital of the department lies at Mbouda.

Subdivisions

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

Communes

• Babadjou
• Batcham
• Mbouda

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