Bazou

Bazou
Commune and town
Country  Cameroon
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Bazou is a town and commune in Cameroon.

Located in the western region of Cameroon, Bazou is a consortium of 63 villages and one of the three arrondissements of the department of Ndé. It is located on the high plateaux bamileke, between 950 meters and 1400 meters above sea level. The toponym Bazou comes from the expression Baze that is to say "walkers" because of long Marches, caused by internal conflicts, tribal wars and migratory flares that these people have experienced.

Geographical and regional situation

Located 255km from Douala and 25km from the main town of the department of Nde (Bagangté), the BAZOU kingdom with about ten thousand souls covers an area of about 250 km2, with a very diversified relief of its geographical position:

The relief of Bazou is composed of a dense forest through mounts, high plateaus and valleys on the southern and southwestern part bordering with the department of Nkam. At the edge of the Littoral region, the relief of Bazou is made up of large plains and savannas of rectangular form, the Bazou Kingdom is limited;

  • In the north by the Balengou village,
  • To the north-west by the villages Batcha, Batchingou and Bamena,
  • In the northeast by the Bangoulap and Bakong villages,
  • To the east by the Bassamba village,
  • In the southeast by Banoumga,
  • In the South by Bagnun and Bamaha,
  • In the west and south-west by the borough of Nord-Makombe.

It would be very important for us to point out here that there is a clear contrast between the long ridge line, from Balengou to Bangoulap, to the immediate area of the Bazou hills with steep slopes or the picturesque sites occupied by our ancestors who arrived A little late from the Tikar plain.

It should be noted, however, that the proximity of the Bazou group with the department of Nkam has encouraged the intrusion of various traffickers (slave-owners, forced labor, maquis, fire of the upper chiefs ...) from the high plateau of Bamiléké and the Littoral to The tranquility of this beautiful kingdom with the Parisian climate.

The vegetation of the Bazou kingdom is semi-forested and shrubby with a less dense hydrographic network than those of the surrounding kingdoms. However, there are some rivers, sometimes with a history closely related to that. of its people, notably: Nko'ofi (bridge over the tomb), Kouachou, Menondih, Makoua, Touboum, Tsebon. The climate of the Bazou kingdom is a tropical type of transition strongly influenced by the topography; There are various micro climates, ranging from areas of low altitudes, to high rainfall, hot and humid in the south, to areas with low cold and foggy rainfall in the north. The rainfall regime of the Borough is monodemal, with a dry season of four (4) months from mid-November to mid-March; An eight (8) month rainy season from mid-March to mid-November, with August and January, respectively, as the driest, hotest and driest months. The average annual rainfall is 1300 mm; The number of days of rain varies according to the years between 175 and 220. The average annual temperature is between 15.8 ° C and 24.5 ° C, with peaks of temperatures sometimes reaching 37 ° C.

Economic activities

The economy of the Bazou kingdom is essentially based on agriculture and small trade. The main agricultural products include:

  • Food crops: Maize, peanuts, macabo, cassava, pineapple, pepper, gumbo, vegetables, yam, sweet potato, taro, bean, plantain)
  • vegetable crops (chilli, solanum nigrum, okra, squash)
  • cash crops (Robusta coffee in the first place but also cocoa, Arabica coffee and oil palm)
  • Fruit trees: safoutier, kolatier, avocado, mango, citrus
  • Artisanal production, although varied, is still traditional in the same way as agricultural production.
  • Small-scale breeding: goats, poultry, pigs and rabbits

All of its economic productions are sold on the local market (Bagangté, Bafoussam and Bazou), which keeps the economy at the level of subsistence.

Genesis of the village bazou

A prince Nieb (Bangu) named TCHUIBOU, dissatisfied because occupying the first rank after his brother became king, decided with some of his followers to take the road of the adventure because great hunters at the origin, after days of They discovered an area of game, very fertile, but not virgin, occupied by a people; The Kwa'a people settled on the present Bazou territory called today NDIPTA I. They then decided to seek permission from the King of the Kwa'a to settle down in order to rest and regain strength. They found asylum in (some indigenous people including Nza NKUIGANG and Nza YOH NGUI) a notable worthy named NZA NKUIGANG. After many days spent in sight of the hospitality of NZA NKUIGANG and the population, they decided to settle in this region, game and the mild climate. To be love and accept by the people still fearful, this prince and his companions set up an stratagem, that of feeding the whole village, By night and by day, they hunted and distributed meat to the people, amazed at the prowess of these hunters who came from beyond the forest. Concerning they taking of power among the indigenous peoples there are 02 versions all concordant on the form; The first states that after years past, the prince decided that the moment had come for him to take power by cunning. To this end he put a stratagem on foot. One day the prince drew the plan of his hut in the shape of a large rectangle with a conical roof. He called the Kwa'a to whom he asked for construction material: bamboo, stakes, mat and vines and their aids to knead Mud The prince and his companions prepared the four walls, the attic, and the two sides of the roof. The next day, they hoisted the four walls and tied them firmly to the posts previously implanted in the ground. This prince, before and discreetly asked his companions, to work rather outside. The walls being erected, they served to eat and drink. Then the attic was lifted and hoisted over the walls. The brave men of the interior climbed on ladders and tied the perimeter of the attic to the tops of the walls and found themselves in an enclosure without exit: they were locked up and could not escape they were without knives , Spears, etc. ... Everything had been left under the old kolatier. The prince then said: dear brave inhabitants, you are now prisoners of your stupidity. How could you link the last part of the wall without making a door? The cunning prince asks the natives caught two things:

  • Either you allegiance to me that I am your king and you have the holy life
  • Either you refuse and I set fire to my hut and you perish all.

He asked one of his companions to bring him the grass of "submission". The prince took care to stretch through the skylight and to each inhabitant thus trapped, the famous grass of "submission". Each one of them, while chewing, should utter the ritual sentence in a loud voice: "Yes, I recognize that the great hunter is our leader right now." Here is how the Tchuibou clamp became the king of the indigenous peoples.

The second version specifies that once accepted by the indigenous populations, Prince Nieb, took it upon himself to register and frequent the Kwa'a associations with his companions. Having carefully studied the mechanisms of functioning of their host, the prince having attracted respect and honors by the gracious donation of meat proposed to the members of the different associations, to change place of a blessing. The name Ze became Baze. Ba- the people, the people, Ze- walkers, travelers. Bazou: the people of travelers and Bazou a colonial francization

Territorial distribution of the cantons

The Kingdom of Bazou counts to this day sixty-three (63) villages administered each by sub-heads of 3rd degree, notable and queen mothers making weekly account to the king, guardian of the tradition and customs Bazou. Illustrative table of the 63 villages with their different heads Geographical.

WHAT TO DISCOVER IN BAZOU?

A special and diversified water heritage ... the water consumed and distributed by the CDE in Bazou derives its source from a sacred place mystical and mystical baptized the Royal Tomb ... as a reminder between the 14th and 19th century when a child had trouble In the belly it was necessary just consumed the water of this source to have the cure. Reason why, the founding fathers found it fair and plausible to have a catchment station built in this area.

we can sufficiently understand the history of Bazou through this mythical and mystical source called Mba-Mbeng

The natural and mystical source of Baha'a that watered King Nana during the ritual tour of his kingdom ...

  • The old oil pressing plants still preserved
  • Bamboo houses with mat roofing,
  • Roofs with pyramidal cones
  • The four-sloped roofs, the legacy of German colonization
  • Traditional architectures
  • Stone architectures
  • Traditional bridges made of vines
  • The bridges made by hand by the king Nana and several German bridges ...
  • Materials allocated to the realization of such buildings as earth, wood, bamboo, animal skin, clay, fiber and alloys
  • Alloy materials in construction

In Bazou you will be pleasantly surprised to appreciate the place of choice that occupies the intangible heritage, you will see

Sacred places toungoulouh The widow's bag in Bazou

Tree of peace used in the rituals of forgiveness and reconciliation among the Bamilékés in general and among the Bazou in particular.

house-of-priestess-traditional-Ride

Divinatory-of-the-mygale I

places of -judgment of the members-of-secret-society-in-the-forest-sacral

Sacred trees of Loungtoumbou

door-entrance-loungtoumbou

Mabang Holy Places

Holy Places Mabang Sparse Street

Royal Shrine of Nko'ofi

The menhir or sacred royal stone of Toumaha place where the king always crosses foot-naked,

Rock-of-lamentation-Tungoulouh VI

rock-sacred-of-Ndifeup The sacred rock of NDIFEUP, a mythical and mystical hollow rock, where mothers gathered rainwater to purge and cure diseases of children's skin such as scabies and ringworm.

Altar-traditional-sacred of loungtoumboug

Baobab-Sacred-Foptsui-Ma'Nfeuh Tcha'a I

The sacred places Mabang,

You will discover the different sacrificial and purificatory animals and the place they occupy

Pantherskin

In terms of furniture

Bazou is also the discovery of a movable heritage through fertile,

Craftsman at work

On the natural level In more ways than one you will come to Bazou to discover the sumptuous natural heritage,

The cave of Boho, natural funnel that mystically succeeds in saving and containing all the Bazou sons during the turbulent periods from 1950 to 1970 ...

The mythic rock of Longtoumbou, famous rock, was the subject of a doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford, because of its prophetic actions. By way of information, let me tell you that the mythical longtoumbou rock of his big thundering and thundering voice to avoid at Bazou we were there in the 15th Century; Suffering from scarcity, epidemics and long and perilous war by a set of predictions ...

A beautiful view of the mountain range of the west,

The clay mines, Fern fences

Traditional door frames

Traditional window frames

Bamboo chairs

Carpentry frames

The village of the pottery of Tanze, because it should be noted that in this village it is only women who practice the pottery activity ...

Calabash of secret societies

Place of celebration of the upper kingdom of Bazou who has seen its ground being trod several times by President Ahidjo and many high personalities of the world.

The white sand quarry of Ndifeup

Career of white pebbles of Bibeuheu

Stone quarries

It is not all in Bazou you will have the opportunity to discover great emblematic figures,

1) Enoch Kwayep ... 2) Tchanké Pierre ... 3) Tchana mesack ... 4) Fampou dagobert

Always in Bazou you will have the latitude to walk in the rich military heritage of Bazou with:

The beautiful war trenches including the one in Badiongsou, nearly 21km long, with a width of 01m50 for a height of 06 made by man's hands ... it's all about the methods and strategies of wars used by the Bazou

Ravine aux maquis-down-in-the-church Protestant

Weapons Market

All of the existing photographs on Bazou, from 1930 to the present day ... you will see for example the photographs of the numerous private and official visits of his Excellency Ahmadou Ahidjo in Bazou and many others ...

The 13 dialects which constitute the linguistic wealth of the Bazou kingdom and whose distinctive idioms have succeeded in attracting the attention of the academics of Harvard who is already thinking of creating an African language department…

On the farm you will discover

  • Termite hunting
  • Planting of raffia
  • Agricultural plantation
  • Vineyard of raffia wine
  • Vineux of wine
  • Bean drying
  • Rat Traps

References

See also

Coordinates: 5°04′N 10°28′E / 5.067°N 10.467°E / 5.067; 10.467

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