Bawaka
village in Cameroon
Bawaka is a village in the commune of Ngaoui in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon, near the border with the Central African Republic.
Population
In 1967, Bawaka contained 420 inhabitants, mostly Wodaabe and Gbaya people
In the 2005 census, 1804 people were counted there.
References
Bibliography
Jean Boutrais, Peuples et cultures de l'Adamaoua (Cameroun) : actes du colloque de Ngaoundéré du 14 au 16 janvier 1992, Éd. de l'ORSTOM, Paris, 1993
Dictionnaire des villages de l'Adamaoua, ONAREST, Yaoundé, October 1974, 133 p.
The public source identifies “Bawaka” as village in Cameroon. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Bawaka, village and Cameroon.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 9, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q26705850. Authority coordinates are 6.350, 14.330. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1967, 2005, 1804 and 1992.
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