Nord-Ouest (Cameroon)

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Nordwest
Nord-Ouest (French)
Northwest (Engl.)
Nord-Ouest / Northwest (Northwest)
Basic data
Capital : Bamenda
Area : 17,812 km²
Residents : 1,968,600 (calculation, 2015)
Population density : 113.8 inh / km² (calculation, 2015)
ISO 3166-2 : CM-NW

Northwest ( French Nord-Ouest or English North West ) is a region of Cameroon with the capital Bamenda .

geography

The province of Nord-Ouest is located in the west of the country and borders the Adamaua region in the east, the West region in the southeast , the Southwest region in the southwest and Nigeria in the north . The province is largely located in the Bamenda highlands , the highest point of which is the Oku volcanic mountain range, which is 3,011 meters high . A second high mountain range in the province are the Bamenda Mountains . The province gained international fame through the tragedy on Lake Nyos on August 21, 1986.

Population development

The number of inhabitants has more than doubled since 1976.

year population
1976 census 980,531
1987 census 1,237,348
2005 census 1,728,953
2015 estimate 1,968,600

Political structure

Districts from the northwest

The region is divided into 7 districts. In the table below, the district capital is assigned to the respective district.

district District capital
Boyo Fundong
Bui Kumbo
Donga mantung Nkambé
Menchum Wum
Mezam Bamenda
Momo Mbengwi
Ngo-Ketunjia Ndop