Center (Cameroon)
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| Basic data | |
| Capital : | Yaounde |
| Area : | 68,926 km² |
| Residents : | 4,159,500 (calculation, 2015) |
| Population density : | 60.32 inh / km² (calculation, 2015) |
| ISO 3166-2 : | CM-CE |
Zentrum ( German for Center ) is a region of Cameroon with the capital Yaounde .
geography
The region is located in the center of the country and is bordered to the north by the region Adamawa , on the east by the region East , south to the region south , southwest to the region Littoral and in the northwest to the region West .
Population development
Since 1976 the number of inhabitants has more than tripled.
| year | population |
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| 1976 census | 1,176,743 |
| 1987 census | 1,651,600 |
| 2005 census | 3,098,044 |
| 2015 estimate | 4,159,500 |
Political structure
The region is divided into 10 districts. In the table below, the district town is assigned to the respective district.
history
The region (until 2008 Province) was established in 1983 with the division of the Province Central-South (Center-Sud / Center-South) in the provinces of the center and south .
Administrative division of Cameroon