| West Cameroon Cameroun occidental | |||||||||||
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| State of the Federal Republic of Cameroon | |||||||||||
| 1961–1972 | |||||||||||
 West Cameroon (blue) within the Federal Republic of Cameroon | |||||||||||
| Capital | Buea | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• | 42,710 km2 (16,490 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| • Type | Federated state | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1 October 1961 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 2 June 1972 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Cameroon | ||||||||||
West Cameroon (French: Cameroun occidental) was a federated state within the Federal Republic of Cameroon that existed between 1961 and 1972. It was formed on 1 October 1961 when the formerly British-administered Southern Cameroons was integrated into the Republic of Cameroon to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon and abolished on 2 June 1972 when Cameroon became a unitary state. The region now falls within the Northwest Region and Southwest region of Cameroon.