Bui Division
Bui Division combines major cultural institutions, high mountain landscapes and productive farming communities. Kumbo is its principal urban and administrative centre.
Volcanic highlands, forested slopes and the crater lake environment of Mount Oku.
Councils / subdivisions
Major towns and communities
Peoples and cultural traditions
- Nso cultural heritage
- Oku cultural heritage
- Traditional palaces
Languages
Lamnso and Oku are among several indigenous languages spoken in Bui, alongside English and Pidgin.
Main economic activities
- Highland agriculture
- Livestock
- Beekeeping
- Weaving and crafts
Agricultural products
- Honey
- Coffee
- Maize
- Beans
- Potatoes
- Vegetables
- Livestock
Foods
- Corn fufu and vegetables
- Beans
- Potatoes
- Achu
- Yellow soup
- Roasted meat
- Honey products
Crafts
- Traditional weaving
- Wood carving
- Beadwork
Attractions
- Mount Oku
- Lake Oku
- Kilum-Ijim forest
- Kumbo palace heritage
What to experience
- Mountain landscapes
- Forest and birdlife
- Palace heritage
- Community markets
Natural sites should be visited responsibly and, where appropriate, with local guides and community permission.
Related divisions
Boyo is a mountainous division known for dramatic highland scenery, fertile agricultural communities and the cultural heritage of the Kom area and neighbouring communities.
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.