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{{Short description|First-level administrative divisions of Cameroon}}

[[Image:Cameroon Provinces numbered English 300px.png|right|Numbered provinces of Cameroon]]

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[[Cameroon|The Republic of Cameroon]] is divided into ten provinces:

| name = Regions of Cameroon<br />Régions du Cameroun ([[French language|French]])

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| map = [[Image:Provinces of Cameroon numbered.svg|200px]]

| category = [[Unitary state]]

| territory = [[Cameroon|Republic of Cameroon]]

| start_date =

| current_number = [[#List|10]]

| number_date =

| population_range =

| area_range =

| government = Semi-autonomous regional government

| subdivision = [[Departments of Cameroon|Department]]

}}

{{Politics of Cameroon}}

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The [[Cameroon|Republic of Cameroon]] is divided into ten regions.

!

! [[Province]]

==History==

! [[French language|French]]

! [[Capital]]

Between 1961 and 1972, Cameroon was a federal republic made up of two federated states, [[East Cameroon]] and [[West Cameroon]].

! [[Population]]&sup1;

! [[Area]]&sup2;

A unitary system came into being in 1972. The country was then divided into provinces. In 1983, Centre-South Province was divided into Centre and South and at the same time, Adamawa and Far North Provinces were split from North Province. See summary of administrative history in Zeitlyn 2018.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zeitlyn|first=David|date=2018-08-03|title=A summary of Cameroonian Administrative history|url=http://www.vestiges-journal.info/2018/zeitlyn_2018.html|journal=Vestiges: Traces of Record|volume=4|issue=1|pages=1–13}}</ref>

! [[Population density|Density]]&sup3;

In 2008, the [[President of Cameroon|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.

The Northwest region and Southwest region were granted special status in December 2019, giving them additional powers.

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File:Carte des États de la République fédérale du Cameroun.png|States of the Federal Republic of Cameroon (1961-1972)

File:Cameroon provinces 1972-1983.png|Provinces of Cameroon (1972-1983)

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== List ==

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| 1

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"

| [[Adamawa Province|Adamawa]]

|- style="font-size:95%;"

| ''Adamaoua''

!width="30px"| No. !!width="80px"|Region !!width="100px"| [[French language|French]] name !!width="70px"| [[Capital city|Capital]]

| [[Ngaoundéré]]

!width="70px"| Population (2005 census) !!width="70px"| Population (2022 est.) !! Area (km²) !! Population density<br />(per km²)

| align="right" | 495,185

</tr>

| align="right" | 63,691

| align="right" | 8

|-

| 1. || [[Adamawa Region|Adamawa]] || ''Adamaoua'' || [[Ngaoundéré]]

| 2

|align="right"| 903,000 ||align="right"| 1,124,000 ||align="right"| 63,701 ||align="right"| 8

| [[Centre Province, Cameroon|Centre]]

| ''Centre''

| [[Yaoundé]]

| align="right" | 1,651,600

| align="right" | 68,926

| align="right" | 24

|-

| 2. || [[Centre Region (Cameroon)|Centre]] || ''Centre'' || [[Yaoundé]]

| 3

|align="right"| 3,105,000 ||align="right"| 3,905,000 ||align="right"| 68,953 ||align="right"| 24

| [[East Province, Cameroon|East]]

| ''Est''

| [[Bertoua]]

| align="right" | 517,198

| align="right" | 109,011

| align="right" | 5

|-

| 3. || [[East Region (Cameroon)|East]] || ''Est'' || [[Bertoua]]

| 4

|align="right"| 783,000 ||align="right"| 830,000 ||align="right"| 109,002 ||align="right"| 5

| [[Extreme North Province, Cameroon|Extreme North]]

| ''Extrême-Nord''

| [[Maroua]]

| align="right" | 1,855,695

| align="right" | 34,246

| align="right" | 54

|-

| 4. || [[Far North Region, Cameroon|Far North]] || ''Extrême-Nord'' || [[Maroua]]

| 5

|align="right"| 3,119,000 ||align="right"| 3,796,000 ||align="right"| 34,263 ||align="right"| 54

| [[Littoral Province, Cameroon|Littoral]]

| ''Littoral''

| [[Douala]]

| align="right" | 1,352,833

| align="right" | 20,239

| align="right" | 67

|-

| 5. || [[Littoral Region (Cameroon)|Littoral]] || ''Littoral'' || [[Douala]]

| 6

|align="right"| 2,502,000 ||align="right"| 3,178,000 ||align="right"| 20,248 ||align="right"| 67

| [[North Province, Cameroon|North]]

| ''Nord''

| [[Garoua]]

| align="right" | 832,165

| align="right" | 65,576

| align="right" | 13

|-

| 6. || [[North Region (Cameroon)|North]] || ''Nord'' || [[Garoua]]

| 7

|align="right"| 1,703,000 ||align="right"| 2,297,000 ||align="right"| 66,090 ||align="right"| 13

| [[Northwest Province, Cameroon|Northwest]]

| ''Nord-Ouest''

| [[Bamenda]]

| align="right" | 1,237,348

| align="right" | 17,812

| align="right" | 69

|-

| 7. || [[Northwest Region (Cameroon)|Northwest]] || ''Nord-Ouest'' || [[Bamenda]]

| 8

|align="right"| 1,735,000 ||align="right"| 1,906,000 ||align="right"| 17,300 ||align="right"| 69

| [[South Province, Cameroon|South]]

| ''Sud''

| [[Ebolowa]]

| align="right" | 373,798

| align="right" | 47,110

| align="right" | 8

|-

| 8. || [[South Region (Cameroon)|South]] || ''Sud'' || [[Ebolowa]]

| 9

|align="right"| 641,000 ||align="right"| 773,000 ||align="right"| 47,191 ||align="right"| 8

| [[Southwest Province, Cameroon|Southwest]]

| ''Sud-Ouest''

| [[Buea]]

| align="right" | 838,042

| align="right" | 24,571

| align="right" | 34

|-

| 9. || [[Southwest Region (Cameroon)|Southwest]] || ''Sud-Ouest'' || [[Buea]]

| 10

|align="right"| 1,325,000 ||align="right"| 1,503,000 ||align="right"| 25,410 ||align="right"| 34

| [[West Province, Cameroon|West]]

| ''Ouest''

| [[Bafoussam]]

| align="right" | 1,339,791

| align="right" | 13,872

| align="right" | 97

|-

| 10. || [[West Region (Cameroon)|West]] || ''Ouest'' || [[Bafoussam]]

|align="right"| 1,712,000 ||align="right"| 1,875,000 ||align="right"| 13,892 ||align="right"| 97

|}

|}

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Notes: &sup1; as of [[1987]] &mdash; &sup2; [[Square kilometre|km&sup2;]] &mdash; &sup3; per [[Square kilometre|km&sup2;]]

==See also==

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* [[Communes of Cameroon]]

* [[Departments of Cameroon]]

* [[ISO 3166-2:CM]]

* [[List of municipalities of Cameroon]]

* [[List of regions of Cameroon by Human Development Index]]

* [[Subdivisions of Cameroon]]

==References==

Most of these provinces were designated in the [[1960s]] alongside [[Centre-South Province]] (split into Centre and Sud in [[1983]]). At the same time, Adamawa and Extreme-Nord Provinces were split from North Province.

{{reflist}}

==Citations==

[[Category:Provinces of Cameroon|*]]

* {{Cite web|author=Law, Gwillim|year=2005|url=http://www.statoids.com/ucm.html|title=Provinces of Cameroon|website=statoids.com|access-date=3 June 2006}}

{{Provinces of Cameroon}}

[[Category:Lists of subnational entities|Cameroon, Provinces of]]

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