Littoral Region (Cameroon)

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.

Littoral Region
Region of Cameroon
Location of Littoral Region within Cameroon
Coordinates: 4°00′N 10°00′E
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] high · 1st of 10

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

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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

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 clothes

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  Sanja wear by King Kum Prosper III
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  Traditional hat
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  Kaba Ngondo scarf
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  Women with Kaba Ngondo

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Monuments in the Region

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  Statue of Liberty, Douala
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  Temple du Centenaire, Douala
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  Cathedral in Edea
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  Kings Bell Palace, Douala
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  King Bell's Monument
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  Villa Mandessi
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  Inner view of the St Peter & Paul Cathedral in Douala
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  Monument of General Leclerc in Douala
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  Bonalembe Temple, Douala
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  The Benedictine
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  Ancient Residence of the District Chief in Douala
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  Former residence of the head of constituency
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  Monument of Gustav Nachtigal, Douala
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  Monument of Ngosso Din, Douala
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  Chamber of Commerce, Douala
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  St Engelbert Cathedral
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  Tomb of King Akwa in Douala
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  Our Lady Victories in New Bell, Douala
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  Former residence of the head of constituency
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  New Bell Central Mosque
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  Monument of King Akwa in Douala

Common Dishes in the Region

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  Ndole
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  Soaked cassava flour (Bobolo)
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  Groundnut soup

Wildlife

Animals in the Douala Edea Wildlife Reserve

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  Adult and young elephants
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  Chimpanzee

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