Littoral Region
Location of Littoral Region within Cameroon
Location of Littoral Region within Cameroon
Coordinates: 4°00′N 10°00′E / 4.000°N 10.000°E / 4.000; 10.000
CountryCameroon
CapitalDouala
DepartmentsMoungo, Nkam, Sanaga-Maritime, Wouri
Government
 • GovernorSamuel Ivaha Diboua (2015– )
Area
 • Total36,452 km2 (14,074 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total3,354,978
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeCM-LT
HDI (2017)0.673[1]
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The Littoral Region (French: Région du Littoral) is a region of Cameroon. Its capital is Douala. As of 2004, its population was 3,174,437.[2] Its name is due to the region being largely littoral, and associated with the sea coast.

The Douala Edéa Wildlife Reserve is in the region.

2008 presidential decree abolishes provinces

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

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1976935,166—    
19871,352,833+3.41%
20052,510,263+3.49%
20153,354,978+2.94%
source:[3]

Divisions

Departments of Littoral
Assiko at Festival Mbog Liaa
Assiko at du Ngondo
Sawa Princess

The region is divided into Three departments (départements):

  1. Nkam, with its capital at Yabassi.
  2. Sanaga-Maritime, with its capital at Édéa.
  3. Wouri, forming the area around the major city of Douala.

These are in turn broken down into subdivisions. Presidentially appointed senior divisional officers (préfets) and subdivisional officers (sous-préfets) govern each. Traditional leaders, usually referred to as chiefs in English, often preside over particular ethnic groups or villages; nevertheless, many of these wield very little power today.

Memorial of GUSTAV NACHTIGAL

Culture

Traditional Dance

Traditional musical instruments

Traditional dance accessories

Traditional clothes

Hair style and head covers

Monuments in the Region

Common Dishes in the Region

Wildlife

Animals in the Douala Edea Wildlife Reserve

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ↑ Cameroon at GeoHive Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Cameroon: Administrative Division population statistics
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