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Mile 16, also known as Bolifamba and Bolifamba Mile 16,[1][2][3] is a locality in the Buea Municipality of the Fako Division, South West Region of Cameroon.[4][5][6] Mile 16 location refers to Highway 8, the first 17 miles of which were tarred in 1952.[7] The Mile 17 Motor Park is considered the gateway to the region. The University of Buea is also nearby.[8][9] Originally a separate village, the area has undergone urban sprawl in the 2000s, yet supports peri-urban agriculture.[10] In 2003, the population was approximately 7,000[11] and in 2019 was approxiamately 8,000.[4]

History

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Bolifamba Mile 16 is a chiefdom in the Buea council area.[12][13] Its chief was kidnapped in 2020.[14] Violence has led to destruction in area during unrest and conflicts stemming from the Anglophone Crisis, and threats English-speaking population.[15] Bolifamba lends it name to a species of frog, Hyperolius bolifambae, the Bolifamba reed frog.

Places and institutions

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  • Buea Shopping Mall[16]
  • London Complex[16]
  • Hotel La Fraicheur[16]
  • WDC Aparthotel[16]
  • Government High School Bolifamba[17][18]
  • Government Primary School Bolifamba[17]
  • Buea School for the Deaf[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Failed Decolonization of Africa and the Rise of New States: Cartography of the War in Southern Cameroons Ambazonia ". webcache.googleusercontent.com.
  2. ^ "The Bolifamba Community Transformation project | Royalty World".
  3. ^ "Cholera Outbreak Puts Buea's Scarce Water Resources To Test". February 4, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Mbe Akoko, Robert; Eyole N. Monono, Lenka Pčolinská (September 2019). "Urbanization and food security in Buea: an appraisal of household food security situation and resilience in Bolifamba-Buea Cameroon". International Journal of Modern Anthropology. 2(12):173. Retrieved July 22, 2022. Bolifamba can be described as a cosmopolitan village in Buea Subdivision. It is part of the gateway to Buea town from the nearby town of Mutengene. Bolifamba covers a vast area with a population of about 8205.
  5. ^ "Violence Continues to Disrupt Life in Many Parts of Cameroon". VOA.
  6. ^ Village Dictionary of the Fako Division (PDF), OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIUQUE OUTRE-MER, 1973
  7. ^ Office, Great Britain Colonial (July 24, 1957). "Report by Her Majesty's Government to the General Assembly of the United Nations on the Cameroons Under United Kingdom Administration" – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Fired UB lecturer says his dismissal is an act of scores settling". June 23, 2020.
  9. ^ ""The University Is Bound To Become More Innovative"". www.cameroon-tribune.cm.
  10. ^ Buea, Cameroon and the planning challenges of peri-urban settlements, UGEC, March 8, 2016
  11. ^ Schmidt-Soltau, Kai (2003), Rural livelihood and social infrastructure around Mount Cameron (PDF), Im Auftrag der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GmbH)
  12. ^ "Buea | Cameroon | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  13. ^ "E. George, Bolifamba Village Study Report, Pan African Institute for Development, Buea, 1973".
  14. ^ "Cameroonian separatists abduct, kill tribal chiefs". www.aa.com.tr.
  15. ^ Searcey, Dionne (October 6, 2018). "Cameroon on Brink of Civil War as English Speakers Recount 'Unbearable' Horrors" – via NYTimes.com.
  16. ^ a b c d "mile 16 buea - Recherche Google". www.google.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  17. ^ a b "Learning centers in Mile 16, Buea". cameroon-streets.openalfa.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  18. ^ "Buea DO places injunction on sold Mile 16 football field amidst dispute". October 3, 2020.
  19. ^ "Buea School for the Deaf, Cameroon". www.bueaschdeaf.org. Retrieved 2022-02-19.

4°08′35″N 9°18′22″E / 4.1431347°N 9.3061123°E / 4.1431347; 9.3061123 (Mile 16 Bolifamba)

Category:Buea Category:Populated places in Southwest Region (Cameroon)

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