Muea is a village in Buea Subdivision of Fako Division in the Southwest Region of Cameroon .
7-467: Muea is a chiefdom in the Buea Council Area (Buea Subdivision). 4°10′16″N 9°18′19″E / 4.17111°N 9.30528°E / 4.17111; 9.30528 This Southwest Region (Cameroon) location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Southwest Region (Cameroon) The Southwest Region or South-West Region ( French : Région du Sud-Ouest )
14-558: A wave of violence affecting the military, police, business leaders and workers. The separatist militiamen are trying in particular to prevent children from returning to school. Between 2016 and 2019, separatists reportedly ransacked, destroyed or burned more than 174 schools Separatists from the Ambazonia administration regard both the Northwest and Southwest regions as being constituent components of their envisaged breakaway state. The region
21-574: Is a region with special status in Cameroon . Its capital is Buea . As of 2015 , its population was 1,553,320. Along with the Northwest Region , it is one of the two Anglophone (English-speaking) regions of Cameroon. Various Ambazonian nationalist and separatist factions regard the South-West region as being distinct as a polity from Cameroon. In 1884, the region was colonized by Germany under
28-669: Is divided into six divisions or departments : Fako , Koupé-Manengouba , Lebialem , Manyu , Meme and Ndian . These are in turn broken down into subdivisions. Presidentially appointed senior divisional officers ( prefets ) and subdivisional officers ( sous-prefets ) govern each respectively. As part of the Major National Dialogue , the region was given a "special status" in December 2019, granting additional rights and responsibilities in relation to economic, health, social, educational, sports and cultural development. Under
35-645: The Protectorate regime until 1916 when it became a condominium administered jointly by the United Kingdom and France . In 1919, the administration of the South West region became solely British. In 1961, the region joined Cameroon as part of the federated state of West Cameroon . At the end of 2017, an Ambazonian separatist movement in the two English-speaking regions of the North-West and South-West initiated
42-685: The President of the Regional Assembly and includes a vice president, three commissioners, two secretaries and a questor. The first committee, elected in December 2020, was as follows: 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
49-407: The special status the region has a bicameral Regional Assembly, made up of a 20-member House of Chiefs composed of traditional leaders and a 70-member House of Divisional Representatives nominated by municipal councils. The Regional Assembly appoints a Regional Executive Council. Additional powers over health and education were also granted to municipalities. The Regional Executive Council is led by
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