Boyo Division
Boyo is a mountainous division known for dramatic highland scenery, fertile agricultural communities and the cultural heritage of the Kom area and neighbouring communities.
Steep highland ridges, forested slopes and fertile farming valleys typical of the Bamenda Highlands.
Councils / subdivisions
Major towns and communities
Peoples and cultural traditions
- Kom cultural heritage
- Traditional palace institutions
- Community markets
Languages
Communities in Boyo speak several indigenous languages alongside English and Cameroon Pidgin English.
Main economic activities
- Family farming
- Community markets
- Small-scale trade
Agricultural products
- Coffee
- Beans
- Maize
- Potatoes
- Plantains
- Vegetables
- Palm products (lower areas)
Foods
- Corn fufu
- Huckleberry / njama-njama
- Beans
- Achu and yellow soup (where commonly prepared)
- Roasted maize
- Plantains
Crafts
- Weaving
- Wood carving
- Basketry
Attractions
- Mbingo highlands
- Kom palace heritage
- Highland viewpoints
What to experience
- Highland viewpoints
- Village landscapes
- Traditional architecture
- Agricultural scenery
Cultural ceremonies may be private or restricted. Please ask before photographing people, palaces or sacred spaces.
Related divisions
Bui Division combines major cultural institutions, high mountain landscapes and productive farming communities. Kumbo is its principal urban and administrative centre.
Donga-Mantung lies toward the northern and north-eastern part of the region. It is characterised by highlands, valleys, farming communities and important connections toward Cameroon's border areas.
Menchum is known for its broad valleys, lakes, waterfalls, pastoral landscapes and communities extending from upland areas toward lower elevations.