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The Littoral Region (french: Région du Littoral) is a region of Cameroon. Its capital is Douala. , its population was 3,174,437.Cameroon at GeoHive
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.
The region is divided into four 
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File:Ning Kum Prosper 3.jpg, ''Sanja'' wear by King Kum Prosper III
GedAutoriteNgondo.JPG, Traditional hat
File:KdfkabaNgondo.JPG, Kaba Ngondo scarf
File:KdfKabacerac.JPG, Women with Kaba Ngondo
Hair style and head covers
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Monuments in the Region
File:Deido.JPG, Statue of Liberty, Douala
File:Temple du centenaire de Douala.JPG, Temple du Centenaire, Douala
File:Ma cathédral 4.JPG, Cathedral in Edea
File:PALAIS DES ROIS BELL (2).JPG, Kings Bell Palace, Douala
File:Caveau des rois bell.jpg, King Bell's Monument
File:Mandessi bell la merveille.jpg, Villa Mandessi
File:CATHEDRLE St PIERRE & PAUL DE DOUALA...JPG, Inner view of the St Peter & Paul Cathedral in Douala
File:Monument au Général Leclerc.JPG, Monument of General Leclerc in Douala
File:Temple de Bonalembe de Douala.JPG, Bonalembe Temple, Douala
File:Les benedictins1k.JPG, The Benedictine
File:Ancienne résidence du chef de circonscription à Douala.JPG, Ancient Residence of the District Chief in Douala
File:LT 16 (1) Ancien résidence du chef de circonscription.JPG, Former residence of the head of constituency
File:Monument Gustave Nachtigal 1.JPG, Monument of Gustav Nachtigal, Douala
File:Mausolée de Din Ngosso 04.JPG, Monument of Ngosso Din, Douala
File:LT4 (1) Chambre de commerce.JPG, Chamber of Commerce, Douala
File:Cathédrale st Engelbert (1).JPG, St Engelbert Cathedral
File:Teambeau des roi akwa (1).JPG, Tomb of King Akwa in Douala
File:Église Notre-dame des Victoires de New Bell I 1.JPG, Our Lady Victories in New Bell, Douala
File:LT 16 (3) Ancien résidence du chef de circonscription.JPG, Former residence of the head of constituency
File:LT 43 Mosqué central de new-bell.jpg, New Bell Central Mosque
File:Monument des rois Akwa 01.JPG, Monument of King Akwa in Douala
Common Dishes in the Region
File:Ndolè à la morue.jpg, Ndole
File:Bâtons de manioc de Tayap.JPG, Soaked cassava flour (Bobolo)
File:Sauce d'arachides au pisson fumé.jpg, Groundnut soup
File:Singe de la réserve de faune de Douala - Edea 01.jpg, Chimpanzee
File:Singes de la réserve de faune de Douala - Edea 15.jpg, Chimpanzees
File:Singes de la réserve de faune de Douala - Edea 21.jpg, Chimpanzees
File:Singes de la réserve de faune de Douala - Edea 11.jpg, Chimpanzees
File:Loxodontacyclotis.jpg, Adult and young elephants
File:Chimpanzé, R.F Douala-édea,Mouanko.png,
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
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
(''départements''):
# Moungo, with its capital at Nkongsamba.
# Nkam, with its capital at Yabassi.
# Sanaga-Maritime
Sanaga-Maritime is a department of Littoral Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 9,311 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 167,661. The capital of the department lies at Édéa.
Subdivisions
The department is div ...
, with its capital at Édéa.
# 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
Wildlife
Animals in the Douala Edea Wildlife ReserveChimpanzee
The chimpanzee (''Pan troglodytes''), also known as simply the chimp, is a species of great ape native to the forest and savannah of tropical Africa. It has four confirmed subspecies and a fifth proposed subspecies. When its close relative th ...
Notes and references
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