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Babessi (village)

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Country
  
Cameroon

Department
  
Ngo-Ketunjia

Population
  
26,802 (2005)

Region
  
Northwest

Time zone
  
WAT (UTC+1)

Babessi is one of the four villages that make up the Babessi Sub-Division and Babessi Sub-Division is one of three sub divisions of Ngoketunjia Division of the North West Region of Cameroon with a population of 26802.

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Habitat and wildlife

The vegetation is savannah type with short stunted trees, palm trees, raffia palms, eucalyptus, kola and Pygeum africanum. They are of economic value to the inhabitants who used them for construction, fuel, food and as medicine. Some of these medicinal plants are even exported.

2012 floods

In 2012, floods rendered some over 26 families homeless.

References

Babessi (village) Wikipedia