Region of Cameroon

Regions of Cameroon Régions du Cameroun (French)
Category	Unitary State
Location	Republic of Cameroon
Number	10
Populations	731,088 (South Region) – 3,919,828 (Centre Region)
Areas	13,890 km2 (5,364 sq mi) (West Region) – 109,000 km2 (42,086 sq mi) (East Region)
Government	Semi-Autonomous Region government
Subdivisions	Department

The Republic of Cameroon is divided into ten regions:

In 2008, the 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.

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

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