The city is not very rich in natural rivers. The Mifi River runs along the southern part of the city to fall in the void creating the fall of the . Other small streams including Megang, Nlom, and Vava exist in the city. Next to the fall of the Metche, which is a real attraction, Lake Baleng (this crater lake) is also a tourist attraction. Bafoussam is home to a good number of high schools (including technical and vocational schools), lots of primary schools and kindergartens, and few institutions providing tertiary education. Most students upon graduation travel to other cities like Dschang, Yaounde, Douala, or Buea to attend university or other forms of tertiary institutions. It is important to note that in Cameroon, "Lycée" is the name given to government/public high schools, while "Collège" is the name given to privately funded high schools. Cameroon has two official languages so it is common to find schools that offer education solely in English or French or both (so-called bilingual high schools)  The top 10 high schools in Bafoussam according to the ranking of the 2017 session by the "Office du Baccalauréat du Cameroun" are;  Lycée Bilingue de Bafoussam (Government Bilingual High School Bafoussam) is the best government/publicly funded high school in Bafoussam and the whole of the West Region of Cameroon. With time, it has imposed itself as a place of quality education and high discipline. Every year, a handful of students enter the prestigious National Advanced School of Engineering () and other prestigious tertiary institutions Cameroon. Other famous High Schools include:   Most of these institutions are affiliated to state universities like the University of Dschang or the University of Bamenda. Some of which include;   Since the early 2000s, the population of Bafoussam has been rapidly increasing. According to AFRICApolis project, led by e-GEOPOLIS, Bafoussam is the main centre of a Continuous Built-up Area which became a millionaire city in 2015 with a population of about 1,146,230 inhabitants. This places Bafoussam as the third largest city in Cameroon after Yaounde and Douala. Bafoussam is twinned with:     Itsumi Osawa  Osawa was born in Hokkaidō, Japan. Her career began as a singer after she won the Grand Prix at the 7th HoriPro Talent Scout Caravan, a contest that searches for the next big talent in Japan.