The
Southwest Region or
South-West Region of Cameroon is a
province of Cameroon and constitutes part of the territory of
Southern Cameroons. Its capital is
Buea. , its population was 838,042. Along with the
Northwest Region, it is one of the two anglophone (English-speaking) regions of Cameroon, and has long been a hotbed of separatist resentment against the perceived Francophone domination of the country.