Bangou, Cameroon
| Bangou | |
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| — Village — | |
 Bangou
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| Coordinates: 5°12′N 10°23′E / 5.2°N 10.383°ECoordinates: 5°12′N 10°23′E / 5.2°N 10.383°E | |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Province | West Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mboutchouang Rosette |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,000 |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+1) |
Bangou is a village of the Bamileke people in the West Province of Cameroon. with a population of around 12,000. However, most people that consider themselves "from Bangou" do not reside in Bangou, but in Yaoundé, Douala, Nkongsamba or other cities in Cameroon and the world.
In fact there are Bangou associations in France, United Kingdom, Belgium and the United States as well as possibly other countries. There are also NGOs formed exclusively for the development of Bangou such as Association Solidarité France Bangou (ASFB) and American Association for the Development of Bangou (AADB).
Baloungou is a district of Bangou with a population of about 3,500.
The current mayor of Bangou is Mboutchouang Rosette, the mother of Chantal Biya, President Paul Biya's wife.
The traditional Chief is Tayo II Marcel.
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