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Fako is a division of Southwest Region in
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the ...
. The division covers an area of 2,093 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 466,412. The capital of the department lies at Limbe.
Subdivisions
The division is divided administratively into 5communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...
and in turn into villages. The Ambas Bay district is further divided into 3 sub-districts; Limbe I (Victoria), Limbe II (Botaland), Limbe III (Isubuland).
Communes
#Buea
Buea is the capital of the Southwest Region of Cameroon. The city is located in Fako Division, on the eastern slopes of Mount Cameroon, and has a population of 300,000 (at the 2013 Census). It has two Government Hotels, the Mountain Hotel and ...
# Ambas Bay
Ambas Bay is a bay of southwest Cameroon.
Geography
The bay opens towards the Gulf of Guinea. The port of Limbe lies on the shore of Ambas Bay. History
Alfred Saker founded a settlement of freed slaves on the bay in 1858, which was later rena ...
( Limbe)
# Muyuka
Muyuka is a town in the Fako Division on the Southwest Province of Cameroon. It is originally home to members of the Balong tribe, but over the years Muyuka has expanded. It is the headquarters for sub villages and towns such as Owe, Ekata, Baf ...
# Tiko
Tiko, originally called ‘Keka’ by the Bakweris, is a town and important port in the southwest region of Cameroon. The settlement grew as a market town for Duala (or Douala) fishermen, Bakweri (Kpwe people) farmers and hunters from Molyko ...
# West Coast ( Idenau)
See also
*Communes of Cameroon
The Arrondissements of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. The arrondissements are organised by divisions and sub divisions of each province (now Regions).
As of 2005 (and since 1996) there are 2 urban comm ...
References
Departments of Cameroon Southwest Region (Cameroon) {{Cameroon-geo-stub