Regions of Cameroon
The 10 regions of Cameroon are the highest administrative division of the state of Cameroon . They have been called regions since November 12, 2008, when the then and current President Paul Biya renamed the previously existing "Provinces of Cameroon" into regions by decree .
French is the official language in eight of these regions, and English is the official language in the two regions Southwest ( French Sud-Ouest ) and Northwest ( French Nord-Ouest ) .
The regions are divided into 58 districts ( departments / départements ) with more than 300 municipalities ( arrondissements ).
| Franz. Name | English name | Capital | Population (1987) | Area (km²) | Population density (/ km²) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Adamaoua | Adamawa | Ngaoundéré | 495.185 | 63,691 | 8th |
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| 2. | Center | center | Yaoundé | 1,651,600 | 68,926 | 24 | |
| 3. | Est | East | Bertoua | 517.198 | 109.011 | 5 | |
| 4th | Extreme north | Far North | Maroua | 1,855,695 | 34.246 | 54 | |
| 5. | Littoral | Littoral | Douala | 1,352,833 | 20,239 | 67 | |
| 6th | North | North | Garoua | 1,687,959 | 65,576 | 13 | |
| 7th | North-East | Northwest | Bamenda | 1,237,348 | 17,812 | 69 | |
| 8th. | South | South | Ebolowa | 373,798 | 47.110 | 8th | |
| 9. | Sud-Ouest | Southwest | Buea | 838.042 | 24,571 | 34 | |
| 10. | Ouest | west | Bafoussam | 1,339,791 | 13,872 | 97 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Law, Gwillim (2005): Provinces of Cameroon , statoids.com, accessed October 20, 2013.