My Origin
I am From the Wum, in the North West Region of Cameroon. The Northwest Region or
North-West Region (Northwest Province until 2008. French: Province du Nord-Ouest)
of Cameroon constitutes part of the territory of Southern Cameroons. The Northwest
region is found in the western highlands of Cameroon. It lies between latitudes
5° 40? and 7° to the North of the equator, and between longitudes 9°45 and 11°10?
to the East of the Meridian.
Location
It is bordered to the south-west by the South-West Region, to the south by West Region,
to the east by Adamawa Region, and to the north by the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
In 2008, the President of the Republic of Cameroon, President Paul Biya signed decrees
abolishing "Provinces" and replacing them with "Regions". Hence, all of the country's
ten provinces are now known as Regions
Administration
The Northwest Province (since 2008 known as the Northwest Region) is the third most
populated province in Cameroon. It has one major metropolitan city: Bamenda
with several other smaller towns such as Wum, Kumbo, Mbengwi, Nkambe, Batibo.
The province saw an increase in its population from about 1.2 million in 1987, to
an estimated 1.8 million people in 2001.
