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Butu Destination Guide
Discover Butu in Cameroon
Butu in the region of South-West Province is a place located in Cameroon - some 164 mi or ( 263 km ) West of Yaoundé , the country's capital .
Local time in Butu is now 06:17 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Douala " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yaoundé, Ndor, Mokona, Dissoni, and Kumba. When in this area, you might want to check out Yaoundé . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Butu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Crossing Lake Barombi - Dec 2012
Me and Martin taking a trip across lake Barombi - Kumba - Cameroon to the Barombi Village in the company of the amazing Alphonse. Here he recites to us the story of how the village came about as we li ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Lake Dissoni
Lake Dissoni, also known as Lake Soden, is a small lake in the volcanic chain in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. This volcanic lake has diameter of about 1.25 km and is at the southeastern foot of the Rumpi Hills. There are only three fish species in the lake, but all these are endemic: A poeciliid, an undescribed catfish and an undescribed barb. The atyid shrimp Caridina sodenensis is also endemic to the lake.
Located at 4.73 9.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Lake Barombi Mbo
Lake Barombi Mbo or Barombi-ma-Mbu is a lake near Kumba in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. It is located in the Cameroon volcanic chain, and is the largest volcanic lake in this region. It is one of the oldest radiocarbon-dated lakes in Africa. On old colonial maps the area was known as Elefanten Sea (Elephant Lake), but the elephants living in the area were extirpated due to ivory trading. Until now, 15 species of fishes have been recorded from the lake.
Located at 4.67 9.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Bisoro
Bisoro Balue is a small village in Cameroon. There is another village called Bisoro in Burundi.
Located at 4.76 9.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Kumba
For the roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa, see Kumba (roller coaster). For the fish genus, see Kumba (genus). For the South African iron ore company, see Kumba Resources.
Located at 4.63 9.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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