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Key facts
- Country
- Cameroon
- Capital
- Bafoussam
- Divisions
- Bamboutos , Haut-Nkam , Hauts-Plateaux , Koung-Khi , Ménoua , Mifi , Ndé , Noun
- Governor
- Awa Fonka Augustine
- Total
- 13,892 km (5,364 sq mi)
- Density
- 199.42/km (516.51/sq mi)
- Hdi 2022
- 0.627 , medium · 5th of 10
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2269136
- Area
- 13892
- Elevation
- 1082
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- inception
- 1972-00-00
- native label
- Région de l’Ouest
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The West Region (French: Région de l'Ouest) is 14,000 km of territory located in the central-western portion of the Republic of Cameroon. It borders the Northwest Region to the northwest, the Adamawa Region to the northeast, the Centre Region to the southeast, the Littoral Region to the southwest, and the Southwest Region to the west. The West Region is the smallest of Cameroon's ten regions in area, yet it has the highest population density.
As home to the enterprising Bamum and Bamileke kingdoms, the West is an economic bright spot and one of Cameroon's more developed regions. This progressive development is tempered by the strong traditional culture that persists among the Bamileke and the province's other major ethnic group, the Bamum (sometimes Bamoum, Bamun, Bamoun).