The Littoral Region is a region of Cameroon

Cameroon

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...

. Its capital is Douala

Douala

Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Province. Home to Cameroon's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport, it is the commercial capital of the country...

. , its population was 2,202,340.
In 2008, the President of the Republic of Cameroon, President Paul Biya

Paul Biya

Paul Biya is a Cameroonian politician who has been the President of Cameroon since 6 November 1982. A native of Cameroon's south, Biya rose rapidly as a bureaucrat under President Ahmadou Ahidjo in the 1960s, serving as Secretary-General of the Presidency from 1968 to 1975 and then as Prime...

 signed decrees abolishing "Provinces" and replacing them with "Regions". Hence, all of the country's ten provinces are now known as Regions.
The province is divided into four departments

Departments of Cameroon

The Provinces of Cameroon are divided into 58 divisions or departments . The divisions are further sub-divided into sub-divisions and districts...

 (departements):

1. Moungo, with its capital at Nkongsamba
   Nkongsamba
   Nkongsamba is a city in western Cameroon. It is located in the Moungo department, which is in the Littoral region. The city had a population of 104,050 inhabitants at the 2005 Census. The city is a centre of farming of oil palms, bananas and coffee, and is situated between two mountains, the...
   
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2. Nkam
   Nkam
   Nkam is a department of Littoral Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 6,291 km² and as of 2001 had a total population of 66,979.The capital of the department lies at Yabassi.-Subdivisions:...
   
   , with its capital at Yabassi
   Yabassi
   Yabassi is a town and commune in western Cameroon, and capital of the Nkam department. Its population in 2001 was estimated at 12,000. The main dialect spoken is the Bassa Yabassi. However, there are also other dialects originating in the Nkam which are spoken....
   
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3. Sanaga-Maritime
   Sanaga-Maritime
   Sanaga-Maritime is a department of Littoral Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 9,311 km² and as of 2001 had a total population of 167,661.The capital of the department lies at Édéa.-Subdivisions:...
   
   , with its capital at Édéa
   Edéa
   Edéa is a city located in the Littoral Province, Cameroon by the Sanaga River and near the railroad line Douala-Yaoundé. It has a population of 122,300 . There are bauxite facilities, aluminium processing facility, steel processing facility, timber facilities, paper facilities and some water...
   
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4. Wouri, forming the area around the major city of Douala
   Douala
   Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Province. Home to Cameroon's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport, it is the commercial capital of the country...
   
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These are in turn broken down into subdivisions.