Ouest (Cameroon)

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West (English)
Ouest (French)
Ouest / West
Basic data
Capital : Bafoussam
Area : 13,872 km²
Residents : 1,921,600 (calculation, 2015)
Population density : 138.8 inh / km² (calculation, 2015)
ISO 3166-2 : CM-OU
Peoples of western Cameroon

West ( English ) or Ouest ( French ), is a region of Cameroon with the capital Bafoussam .

geography

The region is located in the west of the country and borders in the north on the northwest region , in the northeast on the Adamaua region , in the east and southeast on the center region , in the southwest on the Littoral region and in the west on the southwest region . In the north of the province extends the Bamenda highlands , in the northwest the Bambouto massif , with 2740 meters the third highest point in Cameroon, and the Manengouba .

Political structure

The region is divided into 8 districts. In the table below, the district capital is assigned to the respective district.

district District capital
Bamboutos Mbouda
Skin-nkam Bafang
Hauts plateaux Baham
Koung-khi Bandjoun
Menoua Dschang
Mifi Bafoussam
Ndé Bangangté
Noun Foumban