The Southwest Region or South-West Region () is a region in Cameroon.
Its capital is Buea. , its population was 1,553,320.
Along with the Northwest Region, it is one of the two Anglophone (English-speaking) regions of Cameroon.
Various Ambazonian nationalist and separatist factions regard the Sud-Ouest region as being distinct as a polity from Cameroon.Tatah-Mentan, I., and F. Achankeng.
"Stopping war before it starts: testing preventive diplomacy in the selfdetermination case of British Southern Cameroons (aka Ambazonia)."
British Southern Cameroons: Nationalism & Conflict in Postcolonial Africa (2014): 127-170.
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The region is divided into six divisions or departments: Fako, Koupé-Manengouba, Lebialem, Manyu, Meme, and Ndian.
These are in turn broken down into subdivisions.
Presidentially appointed senior divisional officers () and subdivisional officers () govern each respectively.
Ambazonian separatism
Separatists from the Ambazonia administration regard both the Nord-Ouest (Northwest) and Sud-Ouest (Southwest) regions as being constituent components of their envisaged breakaway state.Adepoju, Paul.
"World Report Hospital attack in anglophone Cameroon kills four patients."
(2019).
Geography
The region was notable for having the first English-speaking university in Cameroon (the University of Buea),.
Towns include the capital Buea, Limbe, Tiko, Kumba and Mamfe.
Limbe in particular is a popular tourist resort notable for its fine beaches.
Korup National Park is also a major attraction.
Buea itself, meanwhile, sits at the foot of Mount Cameroon, and possesses an almost temperate climate markedly different from the rest of the province.
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Buea-Reunification-Monument.jpeg|Closer view of the Buea Reunification Monument Culture
The province is largely Anglophone and Protestant Christian.https://web.archive.org/web/20111019054005/http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2010_5/168393.htm
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File:Water fufu and eru 03.jpg|Eru and Waterfufu File:Poisson braisé de Tayap.jpg|Fish barbecue and fried potato File:Poulet braisé, frites et bières..JPG|Chicken barbecue can be found at "48 spices", Buea File:Le riz jollof façon buea.jpg File:Le ndolè, plat mythique camerounais..jpg|Ndole and plantains with bobolo File:Le KOKI.gif|Koki mostly eaten by Barondo people File:Riz blanc accompagné d'un bouillon d'escargots du village..JPG|snails and rice Demographics
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