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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 km (14,074 sq mi)
Population
• Total	3,354,978
• Density	92/km (240/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	CM-LT
HDI (2022)	0.706 high · 1st of 10

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. 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

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

Divisions

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.

Culture

Traditional Dance

Traditional musical instruments

Traditional dance accessories

Traditional clothes

• 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

Wildlife

Animals in the Douala Edea Wildlife Reserve

• Chimpanzee
• Chimpanzees
• Chimpanzees
• Chimpanzees
• Adult and young elephants
• 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

v t e Regions of Cameroon
Adamawa Centre East Far North Littoral North Northwest South Southwest West

v t e 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

• Littoral Region (Cameroon)
• Regions of Cameroon