in the Bana arrondissement. This mountain village lies between other riverbank villages: Bana, Banfeko, Badoumkassa, Bassap, Bapoutcheu Ngaleu, etc. It can be reached by road via all these villages. Agriculture is the main activity including food crops and coffee. This village has a particularly cool climate because of the altitude. This is one of the oldest chiefdom in the district headed, for many years, by His Majesty F. Ngako. He is the doyen of age and longevity of his reign for the arrondissement of Bana and the department of Haut-Nkam. Traditional Bronze reliefs at the entrance to the Bakassa chefferie History Bana was once a customary kingdom founded in 1379 by Fon Tchokogwe(Nza), a first-degree chefferie (chiefdom) led by Fon Sikam Happi V. His successor in 2003 was Konchipe Happi IV. The first chefferies in this part of bamiléké country were founded in the 17th century on the heights of the Ndumla plateau. The founders of these chefferies followed in the path of Neolithic people who also settled the area as evidenced by the results of the archaeological mission by F. Paris in 1974 with the discovery of stone tools on the same heights. The chefferie is in the No. Ndum district: Ndum means "over" or "above" while Ndak means "Low", The lowlands are traditionally reserved for the elite. From 1916 to 1920 Bana was the capital of the Western Division under French administration. Economy The main economic activities are agricultural with the production of coffee and other vegetables. Bana Picture Gallery See also Departments of Cameroon External links Bana on Google Maps References Populated places in West Region (Cameroon) Communes of Cameroon