The Littoral region is one of the ten regions of Cameroon 2 , located in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Douala .

Geography

The region covers an area of ​​20,248  km2 or 4.3% of the national territory. Located in the west of the country, it borders four Cameroonian regions and the Atlantic Gulfs of Guinea including the Bight of Biafra.

Bordering regions of the Littoral
South West Region Western Region

Gulf of Guinea Central Region

Southern Region (Cameroon)

Subdivisions

Departments

Map of the region and its departments

The region, which is made up of 4 departments 3 , covers an area of ​​20,239  km 2 and is home to more than 2,202,340 inhabitants 4 .

Department
Capital Area Population
(2001) Population
(2015)
Moungo
Nkongsamba 3723 452 722 506 857
Nkam
Yabassi 6291 36,979 49,090
Sanaga-Maritime
Edéa 9311 167,661 216,935
Wouri
Douala 923 1,514,978 2,582,096
Districts

The region has 34 districts 3 .

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Communes

Detailed articles: Communes of Cameroon and List of communes in the Littoral region of Cameroon .

The region has 3 urban communities, 11 district municipalities and 23 municipalities 3 .

The three urban communities are:

Douala and its 6 district municipalities;
Nkongsamba and 3 district municipalities;
Edéa and 2 municipalities 5 .
Population

Princesses of the Sawa people.

The Littoral region is the one with the highest density in Cameroon in the 2005 census with 124 inhabitants per km2 . The population is then 92.6% urban.

Demographic evolution
1976 1985 2001 2005 2009 2012 2013 2015 2019
935 166 1,352,833 2,202,340 2,510,263 2,822,462 3,085,304 3,174,437 3,354,978 3,725,173
Assiko at the Mbog Liaa festival .
Gustav Nachtigal Memorial .
LANGUAGES

Traditional chiefdoms

The Littoral region has ten traditional chiefdoms of the 1st degree , 50 chiefdoms of the 2nd degree and 1,108 chiefdoms of the 3rd degree 7 .

Culture

Dances of the peoples of the Coast in Cameroon

Traditional dance accessories

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Traditional musical instruments

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Traditional outfits

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Sanja worn by King Kum Prosper III.
Traditional hat.
Kaba Ngondo scarf.
Women in Kaba Ngondo.