Bamboutos
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Bamboutos is a department
Departments of Cameroon
The Provinces of Cameroon are divided into 58 divisions or departments . The divisions are further sub-divided into sub-divisions and districts...

 of West Province in Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...

. The department covers an area of 1,173 km² and as of 2001 had a total population of 318,848.The capital of the department lies at Mbouda
Mbouda
Mbouda is the divisional capital of the Bamboutos division, Western region of Cameroon. Mbouda is located between two major cities Bafoussam and Bamenda which are respectively the capital cities of the west and North-West regions of Cameroon....

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Subdivisions

The department is divided administratively into 4 communes
Communes of Cameroon
The Communes of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. The communes are organised by arrondissements of the Divisions of Cameroon of each province....

and in turn into villages.
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