Regions of Cameroon

Regions of Cameroon
Régions du Cameroun (French)
CategoryUnitary state
LocationRepublic of Cameroon
Number10
Government
  • Semi-autonomous regional government
Subdivisions
  • Department

The Republic of Cameroon is divided into ten regions.

History

Between 1961 and 1972, Cameroon was a federal republic made up of two federated states, East Cameroon and West Cameroon.

A unitary system came into being in 1972. The country was then divided into provinces. In 1983, Centre-South Province was divided into Centre and South and at the same time, Adamawa and Far North Provinces were split from North Province. See summary of administrative history in Zeitlyn 2018.[1]

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

The Northwest region and Southwest region were granted special status in December 2019, giving them additional powers.

List

No.RegionFrench nameCapital Population (2005 census)Population (2022 est.)Area (km2)Population density
(per km2)
1.AdamawaAdamaouaNgaoundéré 903,0001,124,00063,7018
2.CentreCentreYaoundé 3,105,0003,905,00068,95324
3.EastEstBertoua 783,000830,000109,0025
4.Far NorthExtrême-NordMaroua 3,119,0003,796,00034,26354
5.LittoralLittoralDouala 2,502,0003,178,00020,24867
6.NorthNordGaroua 1,703,0002,297,00066,09013
7.NorthwestNord-OuestBamenda 1,735,0001,906,00017,30069
8.SouthSudEbolowa 641,000773,00047,1918
9.SouthwestSud-OuestBuea 1,325,0001,503,00025,41034
10.WestOuestBafoussam 1,712,0001,875,00013,89297

See also

  • Communes of Cameroon
  • Departments of Cameroon
  • ISO 3166-2:CM
  • List of municipalities of Cameroon
  • List of regions of Cameroon by Human Development Index
  • Subdivisions of Cameroon

References

  1. ↑ Zeitlyn, David (2018-08-03). "A summary of Cameroonian Administrative history". Vestiges: Traces of Record. 4 (1): 1–13.

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