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Banyo
Banyo is a town in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon, on the Adamawa plateau. Its Vute chiefdom was conquered by Fulani forces in the 19th century and became one of the lamidates of the Adamawa Emirate, ruled by a lamido who paid tribute to Yola. It remains the seat of a traditional Fulani ruler.
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