West Region (Cameroon)

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West Region
Region of Cameroon
Location of West Region within Cameroon
Coordinates: 5°30′N 10°30′E / 5.500°N 10.500°E / 5.500; 10.500
Country	Cameroon
Capital	Bafoussam
Divisions	Bamboutos, Haut-Nkam, Hauts-Plateaux, Koung-Khi, Ménoua, Mifi, Ndé, Noun
Government
• Governor	Awa Fonka Augustine
Area
• Total	13,892 km2 (5,364 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	2,770,400
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
HDI (2022)	0.627[1] medium · 5th of 10

The West Region (French: Région de l'Ouest) is 14,000 km² 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).