Akwaya

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|map_caption = Akwaya, Cameroon: city boundaries

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|subdivision_name1 = Southwest

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|subdivision_name2 = Manyu

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|population_total = 85,914

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Akwaya is a town and commune in the Manyu Department, Southwest Region of Cameroon. As of 2005 census, it had a population of 85,914.{{cite book|author=Bureau central des recensements et des études de population du Cameroun (BUCREP) |date=2005 |format=pdf |page=409 |title=Répertoire actualisé des villages du Cameroun: Troisième recensement général de la population et de l'habitat (3rd{{#if:|{{nbsp}}{{{1}}}}} RGPH) |url=http://www.ceped.org/ireda/inventaire/ressources/cmr-2005-rec_v4.7_repertoire_actualise_villages_cameroun.pdf |volume=IV}}

In 2022, at least 26 civilians were killed in a massacre.{{cite web |url= https://cameroonnewsagency.com/akwaya-oliti-attacks-mesaka-village-leaving-dozens-dead-in-intertribal-war/?fbclid=IwAR0IspqoFAOO7KZADY-5libirkHjV-qdZ5n2VB1gHRk21NrGvHY93zo7Hwg |title= Akwaya: Oliti attacks Mesaka village, leaving dozens dead in intertribal war |date= 26 June 2022|author= |website= |publisher= Cameroon News Agency|access-date= 26 June 2022 }}