Foumban
Sign in to savethumb|Bamum Shumom text Foumban or Fumban is a city in Cameroon, lying north east of Bafoussam. It has a population of 83,522 (at the 2005 Census). It is a major town for the Bamoun people and is home to a museum of traditional arts and culture. Foumban is known for its political significance in the formation of Cameroon's history and its cultural, tourism and economic potential. There is also a market and a craft centre, while Foumban Royal Palace contains a museum with information on Ibrahim Njoya who invented a new language script, Bamum script, and the artificial language Shümom. thumb|200
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Within Vinony's link graph, Foumban is referenced by 104 other articles, and connects out to West, Cameroon and table salt.
It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in West Region (Cameroon).
Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Foumban
- Region
- Ouest
- Country
- Cameroun
- Population
- 130,287
- Timezone
- Africa/Douala
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.motto
- thumb|Entree de la ville de Foumban - 02
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Bamun sultan palace.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Palace of the Sultan of Bamun at Foumban
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cameroon
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Cameroon
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Cameroon
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Noun
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2005
- Settlement.population_total
- 83,522 (Census)
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of Cameroon
- Country
- Cameroon
- Located in
- Noun
- Area
- 418
- Elevation
- 1179
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Head of state
- Ibrahim Njoya
- Capital of
- Kingdom of Bamum
- Official website
- cvuc.cm/national/index.php/fr/carte-communale/region-du-sud/161-association/carte-administrative/ouest/noun/461-foumban
- Image
- Bamun sultan palace.jpg
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- Commons category
- Foumban
- P8168
- Nurma
- P12749
- Daniele Greco
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Culture
- Notable people
- See also
- References
thumb|Bamum Shumom text Foumban or Fumban is a city in Cameroon, lying north east of Bafoussam. It has a population of 83,522 (at the 2005 Census). It is a major town for the Bamoun people and is home to a museum of traditional arts and culture. Foumban is known for its political significance in the formation of Cameroon's history and its cultural, tourism and economic potential. There is also a market and a craft centre, while Foumban Royal Palace contains a museum with information on Ibrahim Njoya who invented a new language script, Bamum script, and the artificial language Shümom. thumb|200px|A Bamun artisan in Foumban|alt=
==History== thumb|The central mosque
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