Region

Southwest

Coastal region at the foot of Mount Cameroon. Buea was the capital of German Kamerun and later of Southern Cameroons.

Provisional — awaiting verificationSW
The long green ridge of Mount Cameroon under a clear blue sky, seen from Buea above forest and a red roof.
Mount Cameroon from Buea, SouthwestPhoto: Adesolive / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Map of Cameroon with the South-West region highlightedCameroon's ten regions. The South-West region is shaded; select another region to open its page.Adamawa regionCentre regionEast regionFar North regionLittoral regionNorth regionNorth-West regionWest regionSouth regionSouth-West region — capital Buea

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CapitalBuea

Divisions

The 6 divisions (départements) of the region. Open one to see its subdivisions.

Names and codes as published in the national administrative boundaries dataset (Institut National de Cartographie, via OCHA), valid on 4 January 2019. Some names are published without accents.

Linked records

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This record is provisional: it was compiled from the cited sources but has not yet been checked by an InsideKamer editor.

Sources

  1. 1.
    British Cameroons
    WikipediaLast verified: Not yet verified

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  2. 2.
    Kamerun
    WikipediaLast verified: Not yet verified

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  3. 3.
    Regions of Cameroon
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