Littoral Region (Cameroon)

Region of Cameroon

Region of Cameroon

Littoral Region

Region of Cameroon

Location of Littoral Region within Cameroon

Coordinates: 4°00′N 10°00′E﻿ / ﻿4.000°N 10.000°E﻿ / 4.000; 10.000
Country| Cameroon
Capital| Douala
Departments| Moungo, Nkam, Sanaga-Maritime, Wouri
Government

• Governor| Samuel Ivaha Diboua (2015– )
Area

• Total

| 36,452 km2 (14,074 sq mi)
Population

(2015)

• Total

| 3,354,978
• Density| 92/km2 (240/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code| CM-LT
HDI (2022)| 0.706[1]
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The Littoral Region (French: Région du Littoral) is a region of Cameroon. Its capital is Douala. As of 2004[update], 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

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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

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1976| 935,166| —
1987| 1,352,833| +3.41%
2005| 2,510,263| +3.49%
2015| 3,354,978| +2.94%
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## Divisions

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

The region is divided into four departments (départements):

1. Nkam, with its capital at Yabassi.
2. Moungo, with its capital at Nkongsamba.
3. Sanaga-Maritime, with its capital at Édéa.
4. 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

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### Traditional Dance

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### Traditional musical instruments

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### Traditional dance accessories

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### Traditional clothes

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* Sanja wear by King Kum Prosper III

* Traditional hat

* Kaba Ngondo scarf

* Women with Kaba Ngondo

Hair style and head covers

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Monuments in the Region

* Statue of Liberty, Douala

* Temple du Centenaire, Douala

* Cathedral in Edea

* Kings Bell Palace, Douala

* King Bell's Monument

* Villa Mandessi

* Inner view of the St Peter & Paul Cathedral in Douala

* Monument of General Leclerc in Douala

* Bonalembe Temple, Douala

* The Benedictine

* Ancient Residence of the District Chief in Douala

* Former residence of the head of constituency

* Monument of Gustav Nachtigal, Douala

* Monument of Ngosso Din, Douala

* Chamber of Commerce, Douala

* St Engelbert Cathedral

* Tomb of King Akwa in Douala

* Our Lady Victories in New Bell, Douala

* Former residence of the head of constituency

* New Bell Central Mosque

* Monument of King Akwa in Douala

Common Dishes in the Region

* Ndole

* Soaked cassava flour (Bobolo)

* Groundnut soup

### Wildlife

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Animals in the Douala Edea Wildlife Reserve

* Chimpanzee

* Chimpanzees

* Chimpanzees

* Chimpanzees

* Adult and young elephants

* Chimpanzee

## Notes and references

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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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Regions of Cameroon

* Adamawa
* Centre
* East
* Far North
* Littoral
* North
* Northwest
* South
* Southwest
* West

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Communes of Littoral Region, Cameroon

Moungo|

* Baré
* Bonaléa
* Dibombari
* Ebone
* Loum
* Manjo
* Mbanga
* Melong
* Mombo
* Nkongsamba 1
* Nkongsamba 2
* Nkongsamba 3
* Penja

Nkam|

* Ndobian
* Nkondjock
* Yabassi
* Yingui

Sanaga-Maritime|

* Dizangué
* Dibamba
* Édéa (urban)
* Édéa (rural)
* Massock
* Mouanko
* Ndom
* Ngambe
* Ngwei
* Nyanon
* Pouma

Wouri|

* Douala

Authority control databases

National|

* France
* BnF data
* Israel

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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