Northwest Province
Capital	Bamenda
Divisions	Bui Boyo Donga-Mantung Menchum Mezam Momo Ngo-Kentunjia
Area	17,812 km²
Inhabitants	1,237,348 (1987)
Pop. density	69 inh./km² (ranked 2nd)
Governor	Issa Koumpa

The Northwest Province (Nord-Ouest) is the third most populated province in Cameroon. It has two major cities: Bamenda and Kumbo. Seven large tribes dominate the province: The Nso,Wimbum tribe, Meta, Kom, Esimbi, Oku and Menda Nkwe people. The Northwest has no major industry, and the land is largely mountainous with only one relatively flat area, the Ndop Plain, where rice is grown. Other foods planted include Irish potatoes in the Bui division and beans from most of the province. Maize, beans, Irish potatoes, plantains and yams are the main food staples for the region. A lot of groundnuts is produced in the NW most of which comes from Esimbi. Bamenda also popularly known to its inhabitants as Abakwa, is a city in northwestern Cameroon and capital of the North West Province. ... Northwest Province of Cameroon, map modified from the one on the Provinces of Cameroon article. ... Bamenda is a city in northwestern Cameroon and capital of Northwest Province. ... The Kom are one of the principal tribes of the North-West province of Cameroon, where traditional government institutions are very important. ... Oku is a region in the Northwest Cameroon. ... Mount McKinley in Alaska has one of the largest visible base-to-summit elevation differences anywhere A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Binomial name Oryza sativa L. Rice (Oryza sativa) is a species of grass in the genus Oryza, native to tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia, where it grows in wetlands. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (plural form: potatoes) (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... Green beans Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) used for food or feed. ... Binomial name Zea mays L. Maize (Zea mays ssp. ... Plantain Plantains are hard, starchy bananas used for cooking, as contrasted with the soft, sweet dessert varieties. ... Yam can mean several things: Yam is Genghis Khans and Mongols supply point system Yam is the common name for members of genus Dioscorea Especially in the United States, Yam refers to the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) Yam is another name for Yaw, the Leventine god of the untamed...

This province was previously made up of six divisions: Mezam, Bui, Momo, Donga-Mantung,Menchum and Fundong. Rencently two have been added: Ngo-Ketunjia, carved out of Mezam, and Belo, carved out of Donga-Matung.

There are a variety of languages spoken in the province. The main languages are Bafmen, Oku, Lamso, Bamenta, Pingin, Balikumbat, and Nkom. Mountainous terrain in the Northwest Province of Cameroon. ... Oku is a region in the Northwest Cameroon. ... The Kom are one of the principal tribes of the North-West province of Cameroon, where traditional government institutions are very important. ...

The Northwest is the stronghold for the main opposition party of Cameroon, the Social Democratic Front (SDF). Many Northwesteners feel totally marginalised from the Government in Yaoundé and are doing everything within their reach to secede from the French-speaking portion of the country. The Social Democratic Front (also known as Front Social-Démocratique) is the main opposition party of Cameroon. ... View of Yaoundé Yaoundé, «yah oon DAY», estimated population 1,430,000 (2004), is the capital city of Cameroon and second largest city in the West African country after Douala. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ...

Many of Cameroon's attractions are located in the Northwest Province. The second highest mountain in West Africa is in Oku, and there are a lot of rare birds, such as the distinctive red crested Bannerman's turaco, that are unique to this region. It also has many crater lakes and beautiful montane rainforest which hosts rare and endemic plants and animals. There is the Menchum Falls, which estimates say can supply enough electricity for the whole of West Africa. There is also Lake Nyos, in Wum. Waterfall in the Northwest Province of Cameroon. ... West Africa is the region of western Africa that is generally considered to include the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte dIvoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. ... Oku is a region in the Northwest Cameroon. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... Electricity is a general term applied to phenomena involving a fundamental property of matter called an electric charge. ... Map showing the location of Lake Nyos Lake Nyos is a crater lake in the Northwest Province of Cameroon, located at 6. ...

Bamenda, capital of the Northwest Province of Cameroon. ...

Provinces of Cameroon
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