Region

East

Largest region by area, largely covered by tropical forest and bordering the Central African Republic and Congo.

Provisional — awaiting verificationES
Dense rainforest rising behind a bare dark rock outcrop in the Dja Faunal Reserve.
Dja Faunal Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site, EastPhoto: C. Hance / UNESCO / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Map of Cameroon with the East region highlightedCameroon's ten regions. The East region is shaded; select another region to open its page.Adamawa regionCentre regionEast region — capital BertouaFar North regionLittoral regionNorth regionNorth-West regionWest regionSouth regionSouth-West region

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CapitalBertoua

Divisions

The 4 divisions (départements) of the region. Open one to see its subdivisions.

Names and codes as published in the national administrative boundaries dataset (Institut National de Cartographie, via OCHA), valid on 4 January 2019. Some names are published without accents.

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What we have, and what is missing

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Sources

  1. 1.
    Cameroon
    Encyclopaedia BritannicaLast verified: Not yet verified

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  2. 2.
    Regions of Cameroon
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