Regions of Cameroon

Regions of Cameroon
Régions du Cameroun (French)
Regions of Cameroon; Régions du Cameroun (French)
Category	Unitary State
Location	Republic of Cameroon
Number	10
Government	Semi-Autonomous Region government;
Subdivisions	Department;

The Republic of Cameroon is divided into ten regions.

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.

Most of these provinces were designated in the 1960s alongside Centre-South Province (split into Centre and South in 1983). At the same time, Adamawa and Far North Provinces were split from North Province. See summary of administrative history in Zeitlyn 2018.^[1]

	Region	French name	Capital	Population (2005 census)	Population (2022 est.)	Area (km²)	Population density (/km²)
1.	Adamawa	Adamaoua	Ngaoundéré	903,000	1,124,000	63,701	8
2.	Centre	Centre	Yaoundé	3,105,000	3,905,000	68,953	24
3.	East	Est	Bertoua	783,000	830,000	109,002	5
4.	Far North	Extrême-Nord	Maroua	3,119,000	3,796,000	34,263	54
5.	Littoral	Littoral	Douala	2,502,000	3,178,000	20,248	67
6.	North	Nord	Garoua	1,703,000	2,297,000	66,090	13
7.	Northwest	Nord-Ouest	Bamenda	1,735,000	1,906,000	17,300	69
8.	South	Sud	Ebolowa	641,000	773,000	47,191	8
9.	Southwest	Sud-Ouest	Buea	1,325,000	1,503,000	25,410	34
10.	West	Ouest	Bafoussam	1,712,000	1,875,000	13,892	97