Sud-Ouest (Cameroon)
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Südwest Sud-Ouest (French) Southwest (English) |
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| Basic data | |
| Capital : | Buea |
| Area : | 24,571 km² |
| Residents : | 1,553,300 (calculation, 2015) |
| Population density : | 61.13 inhabitants / km² (calculation, 2015) |
| ISO 3166-2 : | CM-SW |
Southwest ( French Sud-Ouest or English Southwest ) is a region of Cameroon with the capital Buea .
geography
The region is located in the west of the country and borders in the north-east on the north-west region , in the east on the west region , in the south-east on the Littoral region , in the south-west on the Atlantic Ocean and in the north-west on Nigeria . In the province is the 650 km² Banyang Mbo nature reserve . In the northeast of the province, the Bamenda highlands and the Bambouto massif extend , with 2740 meters the third highest point in Cameroon. Other prominent mountains are the extinct volcanoes Manengouba and Kupe , which lie in the east of the province in the Bakossi Mountains .
people
The south of the province belongs to the settlement area of the Oroko people and the southeast to the settlement area of the Bakossi .
Political structure
The region is divided into 6 districts. In the table below, the district capital is assigned to the respective district.
| district | District capital |
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| Fako | Limbe |
| Koupé-Manengouba | Anxious |
| Lebialem | Menji |
| Memes | Kumba |
| Manyu | Mamfe |
| Ndian | Mouth emba |
