Littoral Region (Cameroon)

The Littoral Region (French: Région du Littoral) is a region of Cameroon. Its capital is Douala. As of 2004, 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
Location of Littoral Region within Cameroon
Location of Littoral Region within Cameroon
Coordinates: 4°00′N 10°00′E / 4.000°N 10.000°E / 4.000; 10.000Coordinates: 4°00′N 10°00′E / 4.000°N 10.000°E / 4.000; 10.000
CountryCameroon
CapitalDouala
DepartmentsMoungo, Nkam, Sanaga-Maritime, Wouri
Government
 • GovernorSamuel Ivaha Diboua (2015– )
Area
 • Total20,248 km2 (7,818 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total3,354,978
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
HDI (2017)0.673[1]
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The Douala Edéa Wildlife Reserve is in the region.

Animals in the Douala Edea Wildlife Reserve

  • Black Monkey

  • Singes de la réserve de faune de Douala - Edea 15.jpg
  • Singes de la réserve de faune de Douala - Edea 21.jpg
  • Singes de la réserve de faune de Douala - Edea 11.jpg

  • Adult and young elephants

2008 presidential decree abolishes provincesEdit

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.

DemographicsEdit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1976935,166—    
19871,352,833+3.41%
20052,510,263+3.49%
20153,354,978+2.94%
source:[3]

DivisionsEdit

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

The region is divided into four departments (départements):

  1. Moungo, with its capital at Nkongsamba.
  2. Nkam, with its capital at Yabassi.
  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

CultureEdit

Traditional DanceEdit

Traditional musical instrumentsEdit

Traditional dance accessoriesEdit

Traditional clothesEdit

  • Sanja wear by King Kum Prosper III

  • Traditional hat

  • Kaba Ngondo scarf

  • Women with Kaba Ngondo

Hair style and head covers

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

Notes and referencesEdit

  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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