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are divided into 58 divisions or departments. The divisions are further sub-divided into sub-divisions (''

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s. The divisions are listed below, by province. The

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divides Cameroon into 10 semi-autonomous regions, each under the administration of an elected Regional Council. A presidential decree of 12 November 2008 officially instigated the change from provinces to regions. Each region is headed by a presidentially appointed governor. These leaders are charged with implementing the will of the president, reporting on the general mood and conditions of the regions, administering the civil service, keeping the peace, and overseeing the heads of the smaller administrative units. Governors have broad powers: they may order propaganda in their area and call in the army,

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, and police. All local government officials are employees of the central government's Ministry of Territorial Administration, from which local governments also get most of their budgets. The regions are subdivided into 58 divisions (departments). These are headed by presidentially appointed divisional officers (), who perform the governors' duties on a smaller scale. The divisions are further sub-divided into sub-divisions (), headed by assistant divisional officers (). The districts, administered by district heads (), are the smallest administrative units. These are found in large sub-divisions and in regions that are difficult to reach. The three northernmost regions are the Far North (),

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(), and Adamawa (). Directly south of them are the Centre () and

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(). The South Province () lies on the Gulf of Guinea and the southern border. Cameroon's western region is split into four smaller regions: The Littoral () and

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() regions are on the coast, and the Northwest () and West () regions are in the western grassfields. The Northwest and Southwest were once part of British Cameroons; the other regions were in French Cameroun. See summary of administrative history in Zeitlyn 2018.

North Cameroon Macro-Region

Adamawa (''Adamaoua'')

The Adamawa province of Cameroon contains the following five departments: # Djérem #

Faro-et-Déo Faro-et-Déo is a department of Adamawa Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 10,435 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 66,442. The capital of the department lies at Tignere. Subdivisions The department is div ...

# Mayo-Banyo # Mbéré # Vina

Far North (''Extrême-Nord'')

The Far North province of Cameroon contains the following six departments: #

Diamaré Diamaré is a department of Far North (''Extreme-Nord'') Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 4,665 km and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 642,227. The capital of the department is at Maroua. Subdivisions T ...

Logone-et-Chari Logone-et-Chari is a department of Extreme-Nord Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 12,133 km and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 486,997. The capital of the department is at Kousséri. Most inhabitants of ...

Mayo-Danay Mayo-Danay is a department of Far North Province, Cameroon. The department covers an area of 5,303 km and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 529,061. The capital of the department is at Yagoua. Subdivisions The department is divid ...

Mayo-Kani Mayo-Kani is a department of Extreme-Nord Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 5,033 km and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 404,646. The capital of the department is at Kaélé. Subdivisions The department is ...

# Mayo-Sava # Mayo-Tsanaga

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(''Nord'')

The North province of Cameroon contains the following four departments: # Bénoué # Faro # Mayo-Louti # Mayo-Rey

South Cameroon Macro-Region

Centre

The Centre province of Cameroon contains the following ten departments: # Haute-Sanaga # Lekié # Mbam-et-Inoubou #

Mbam-et-Kim Mbam-et-Kim is a department of Centre Region in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 25,906 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 64,540. The capital of the department lies at Ntui. Subdivisions The department is divided administr ...

# Méfou-et-Afamba # Méfou-et-Akono #

Mfoundi Mfoundi is a department of Centre Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 297 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 1,881,876. The department forms the Yaoundé capital and greater area. See also *Yaoundé (in French Fre ...

# Nyong-et-Kéllé # Nyong-et-Mfoumou # Nyong-et-So'o

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(''Est'')

The East province of Cameroon contains the following four departments: #

Boumba-et-Ngoko Boumba-et-Ngoko is a department of East Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 30,389 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 116,702. The capital of the department lies at Yokadouma. Subdivisions The department is div ...

# Haut-Nyong # Kadey # Lom-et-Djerem

South (''Sud'')

The South province of Cameroon contains the following four departments: # Dja-et-Lobo #

Mvila Mvila is a department of South Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 8697 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 179,429. The capital of the department lies at Ebolowa. Subdivisions The department is divided adminis ...

Océan Océan is a department of South Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 11,280 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 133,062. The capital of the department lies at Kribi. Subdivisions The department is divided adminis ...

Vallée-du-Ntem Vallée-du-Ntem is a department of South Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 7,303 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 79,182. The capital of the department lies at Ambam. Subdivisions The department is divided a ...

West Cameroon Macro-Region

Littoral

The Littoral province of Cameroon contains the following four departments: # Moungo #

Nkam Nkam is a department of Littoral Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 6,291 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 66,979. The capital of the department lies at Yabassi. Subdivisions The department is divided admin ...

# Sanaga-Maritime # Wouri

Northwest (''Nord-Ouest'')

The Northwest province of Cameroon contains the following seven departments: # Boyo # Bui # Donga-Mantung # Menchum # Mezam #

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# Ngo-ketunjia

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(''Sud-Ouest'')

The Southwest province of Cameroon contains the following six departments: #

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Koupé-Manengouba Koupé-Manengouba is a division of the Southwest Region in Cameroon. The division covers an area of 3,404 km and in 2005 had a total population of 105,579. The capital of the division is Bangem. Subdivisions The Koupé-Manengouba Division ...

Lebialem Lebialem is a department of Southwest Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 617 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 113,736. The capital of the department lies at Menji. Since the outbreak of the Anglophone Crisis i ...

# Manyu # Meme #

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West (''Ouest'')

The West province of Cameroon contains the following eight departments: # Bamboutos # Haut-Nkam #

Hauts-Plateaux Hauts-Plateaux is a department of West Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 415 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 80,678. The capital of the department lies at Baham. The department was created in 1995 when th ...

# Koung-Khi #

Menoua Menoua is a department of West Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 1,380 km and as of 2019 had a total population of 276,000. The capital of the department lies at Dschang. Subdivisions The department is divided adminis ...

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# Ndé #

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