Region

South

Forested coastal region bordering Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Congo; it includes the port city of Kribi.

Provisional — awaiting verificationSU
The Lobé Falls near Kribi, white water framed by dense forest under a cloudy sky.
Lobé Falls, near Kribi, SouthPhoto: Blaizo 237 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Map of Cameroon with the South region highlightedCameroon's ten regions. The South region is shaded; select another region to open its page.Adamawa regionCentre regionEast regionFar North regionLittoral regionNorth regionNorth-West regionWest regionSouth region — capital EbolowaSouth-West region

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CapitalEbolowa

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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Sources

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

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  2. 2.
    Regions of Cameroon
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