Regions of Cameroon

Regions of Cameroon
Régions du Cameroun (French)
Regions of Cameroon; Régions du Cameroun (French)
Category	Unitary State
Location	Republic of Cameroon
Number	10
Populations	731,088 (South Region) – 3,919,828 (Centre Region)
Areas	13,890 km2 (5,364 sq mi) (West Region) – 109,000 km2 (42,086 sq mi) (East Region)
Government	Semi-Autonomous Region government;
Subdivisions	Department;

The Republic of Cameroon is divided into ten regions:

	Region	French name	Capital	Population (2005 census)	Population (2013 est.)	Area (km²)	Population density (/km²)
1.	Adamawa	Adamaoua	Ngaoundéré	884,289	1,131,978	63,701	8
2.	Centre	Centre	Yaoundé	3,098,044	3,919,828	68,953	24
3.	East	Est	Bertoua	771,755	824,204	109,002	5
4.	Far North	Extrême-Nord	Maroua	3,111,792	3,803,138	34,263	54
5.	Littoral	Littoral	Douala	2,510,263	3,174,437	20,248	67
6.	North	Nord	Garoua	1,687,959	2,311,179	66,090	13
7.	Northwest	Nord-Ouest	Bamenda	1,728,953	1,900,547	17,300	69
8.	South	Sud	Ebolowa	634,555	761,099	47,191	8
9.	Southwest	Sud-Ouest	Buea	1,316,079	1,481,433	25,410	34
10.	West	Ouest	Bafoussam	1,720,047	1,865,394	13,892	97

In 2008, the President of the Republic of Cameroon, President Paul Biya signed decrees abolishing "provinces" and replacing them with "regions". Hence, all of the country's ten provinces are now known as regions.

Most of these provinces were designated in the 1960s alongside Centre-South Province (split into Centre and South in 1983). At the same time, Adamawa and Far North Provinces were split from North Province.

References

Law, Gwillim (2005): Provinces of Cameroon, statoids.com (accessed 3 June 2006).

See also

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