Babungo (village)
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Babungo is one of the four villages of
which is fertile and rich in water, intensely cultivated and surrounded by a ring of hills covered with pastures, making it an ideal grazing land.Since October 2003,
Administration and politics
The ngumba is the strongest political institution in Babungo. It represents the executive power of the traditional government, which limits the power of the fon. The elder members of the ngumba also have an important role in the burial of the fon and in the enthronement of his successor. Thus the Babungo say that the ngumba is a kingmaker and that it is the father of fons. Other customary societies with an important role in Babungo include: the samba, organized at the level of the quarter, which helps the tii ntih[what language is this?] to regulate the life of the community.[3]
Transport
Movement to Babungo from Bamenda is along the tarred ring road since the village is located along the stretch of the ring road through Bamunka, while movement within the village is on earth road. Vehicles move in and within the village easily.
References
- ^ "3rd RGPH 2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ Barzio, COE. "The project". Cameroon Museums. Centro Orientamento Educativo, Barzio. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Bianca Triaca, Jean-Paul Notue (2006). Babungo, Treasures of the Sculptor Kings of Cameroon. COE, Barzio.