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Regions of Cameroon Régions du Cameroun ; Category: Unitary state: ... Region French name Capital Population (2005 census) Population (2022 est.) Area (km 2)
According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [2] [3] the total population was 27,198,628 in 2021, compared to only 4 466 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 40.6%, 55.9% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.5% was 65 years or older.
The Southwest Region or South-West Region (French: Région du Sud-Ouest) is a region with special status in Cameroon. Its capital is Buea. [3] As of 2015, its population was 1,553,320. Along with the Northwest Region, it is one of the two Anglophone (English-speaking) regions of Cameroon.
Cameroon's highest point, at almost 4,100 metres (13,500 ft), is Mount Cameroon in the Southwest Region. Cameroon's most populous cities are Douala on the Wouri River , its economic capital and main seaport; Yaoundé , its political capital; and Garoua .
The majority of the population is thus primarily situated in villages and towns along the few major roads that traverse the region. Along these routes, population density jumps to as high as 20/km 2 and to 20-60/km 2 on the Bertoua-Batouri corridor.
This is the list of cities, towns, and villages in the country of Cameroon: Yaoundé , Capital and 2nd largest city of Cameroon Douala , largest city. Bamenda Bafoussam Bangangté Bafut Palace Garoua Maroua Babanki Tunguh The Lake Bambili Kaélé, Boboyo Crocodile Lake Yagoua Wum culture Yokadouma Douala, King Bell's Palace
The West Region is the smallest of Cameroon's ten regions in area, yet it has the highest population density. As home to the enterprising Bamum and Bamileke kingdoms, the West is an economic bright spot and one of Cameroon's more developed regions.
The constitution 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. [1] Each region is headed by a presidentially appointed governor.