page_title: Littoral Region (Cameroon)
section_title: Divisions
hierarchical_section_title: Littoral Region (Cameroon) / Divisions
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Princesses du peuple Sawa lors de ma célébration du culte de l'eau par ledit peuple . This is an image from Cameroon
context_page_description: The Littoral Region is a region of Cameroon. Its capital is Douala. As of 2004, its population was 3,174,437. Its name is due to the region being largely littoral, and associated with the sea coast.
  The Douala Edéa Wildlife Reserve is in the region.
  Animals in the Douala Edea Wildlife Reserve
context_section_description: The region is divided into four departments (départements):
  Moungo, with its capital at Nkongsamba.
  Nkam, with its capital at Yabassi.
  Sanaga-Maritime, with its capital at Édéa.
  Wouri, forming the area around the major city of Douala.
  These are in turn broken down into subdivisions. Presidentially appointed senior divisional officers (préfets) and subdivisional officers (sous-préfets) govern each. Traditional leaders, usually referred to as chiefs in English, often preside over particular ethnic groups or villages; nevertheless, many of these wield very little power today.
caption: Sawa Princess
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