Bamboutos

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|subdivision_name2 = Mbouda

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Bamboutos is a department of West Region in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 1,173 km{{sup|2}} and as of 2005 had a total population of 292,410.{{Cite web|url=http://cameroon.opendataforafrica.org/fizfxjc/population-and-housing-census?|title = Population and Housing Census - Cameroon Data Portal}} The capital of the department lies at Mbouda.