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Littoral Region (Cameroon)

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in English, often preside over particular ethnic groups or villages; nevertheless, many of these wield very little power today.
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These are in turn broken down into subdivisions. Presidentially appointed senior divisional officers (
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Inner view of the St Peter & Paul Cathedral in Douala
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Cameroon: Administrative Division population statistics
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Location of Littoral Region within Cameroon
4°00′N 10°00′E / 4.000°N 10.000°E / 4.000; 10.000
Douala
Departments
Moungo
Nkam
Sanaga-Maritime
Wouri
ISO 3166 code
HDI
1st of 10
French
region
Cameroon
Douala
littoral
Douala Edéa Wildlife Reserve
Paul Biya


Assiko

Assiko
Ngondo

departments
Nkam
Yabassi
Moungo
Nkongsamba

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