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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 city with a view of Mt Cameroon Empty street in Buea On Monday How houses are constructed in buea. Buea is the capital of the Southwest Region of Cameroon.The city is located in Fako Division, on the eastern slopes of Mount Cameroon, and has a population of about 800.000 inhabitants as of 2023. [1]
Buea was the colonial capital of the German Kamerun from 1901 to 1919, and the capital of the Southern Cameroons from 1949 until 1961. The German colonial administration in Buea was temporarily suspended during the eruption of Mount Cameroon from 28 April – June 1909. Originally, Buea's population consisted mainly of the Bakweri people.
In 2013, Bonduma had an estimated population of about 6,000 people. The Cameroonian Civil War, beginning in 2017, and its associated socio-political crises and The socio-political crisis and population displacement caused by the Anglophone Crisis, which began in 2017 and continues into the present, has led to an influx of people from other crisis-stricken regions of Cameroon into Bonduma.
Mile 16, also known as Bolifamba and Bolifamba Mile 16, [2] [3] [4] is a locality in the Buea Municipality of the Fako Division, South West Region of Cameroon. [5] [6] [7] Mile 16 location refers to Highway 8, the first 17 miles of which were tarred in 1952. [8] The University of Buea is also nearby.
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Bamenda, also known as Abakwa [1] [2] [a] and Mankon Town, [5] is a city in northwestern Cameroon and capital of the Northwest Region. The city has a population of about six hundred thousand people [6] and is located 366 km (227 mi) north-west of the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé. Bamenda is known for its cool climate and scenic hilly location.