Atlas of Cameroon

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Cameroon
Cameroun
Cameroon
Français Cameroun - République du Cameroun

La République du Cameroun est un pays d'Afrique centrale situé entre le Nigeria, le Tchad, la République centrafricaine, le Gabon, la Guinée équatoriale, la République du Congo et le golfe de Guinée. Une partie du territoire sous tutelle britannique (Cameroons) et l'ancien territoire sous tutelle française (qui accéda à l’indépendance sous l’appellation de République du Cameroun le 1er janvier 1960) ont fusionné en 1961 pour former la République fédérale du Cameroun, qui le 20 mai 1972 fut renommée République unie du Cameroun ; depuis 1984 le pays s'appelle la République du Cameroun.

English Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon

The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. It borders ► 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 Bight of Bonny, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean.

Short name  Cameroon
Official name Republic of Cameroon
Status Independent country since 1960
Location Central Africa
Capital Yaoundé
Population 24,348,251 inhabitants
Area 474,442 square kilometres (183,183 sq mi)
Major languages French, English (both official), Cameroonian Pidgin English, Fulfulde and ethnic languages
Major religions Indigenous beliefs, Roman Catholicism, Islam
More information Cameroon, Geography of Cameroon, History of Cameroon and Politics of Cameroon
More images Cameroon - Cameroon (Category).

In French

General maps

Carte du Cameroun
Map of Cameroon
Carte du Cameroun
Same map in French
Carte du Cameroun
Carte du Cameroun méridional
Map of Southern Cameroon

Maps of divisions

This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.

Divisions administratives
Administrative divisions
Subdivisions du Cameroun
Provinces of Cameroon
Les provinces
Provinces (names in French)
Départements
Departments
  • 01. Location of the Adamawa Province in Cameroon
    01. Location of the Adamawa Province in Cameroon
  • 02. Location of the Centre Province in Cameroon
    02. Location of the Centre Province in Cameroon
  • 03. Location of the East Province in Cameroon
    03. Location of the East Province in Cameroon
  • 04. Location of the Extreme North Province in Cameroon
    04. Location of the Extreme North Province in Cameroon
  • 05. Location of the Littoral Province in Cameroon
    05. Location of the Littoral Province in Cameroon
  • 06. Location of the North Province in Cameroon
    06. Location of the North Province in Cameroon
  • 07. Location of the Northwest Province in Cameroon
    07. Location of the Northwest Province in Cameroon
  • 08. Location of the West Province in Cameroon
    08. Location of the West Province in Cameroon
  • 09. Location of the South Province in Cameroon
    09. Location of the South Province in Cameroon
  • 10. Location of the Southwest Province in Cameroon
    10. Location of the Southwest Province in Cameroon
  • Adamawa divisions
    Adamawa divisions
  • East divisions
    East divisions
  • Far North divisions
    Far North divisions
  • Littoral divisions
    Littoral divisions
  • North divisions
    North divisions
  • Northwest divisions
    Northwest divisions
  • West divisions
    West divisions
  • South divisions
    South divisions
  • Southwest divisions
    Southwest divisions
  • Centre divisions
    Centre divisions

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Cameroon, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Cameroon.

The earliest inhabitants of present-day Cameroon are probably the Bakas (Pygmies). They still inhabit the forests of the south and east provinces. Bantu speakers originating in the Cameroonian highlands are among the first groups to move out before other invaders. Around 1472 the coast of what is now Cameroon is explored by Fernão do Pó. He names the area Rio dos Camaroes. During the late 1770s and early 1800s, the Fulani, a pastoral Islamic people of the western Sahel, conquer most of what is now northern Cameroon, subjugating or displacing its largely non-Muslim inhabitants.
In the nineteenth century both Britain and France are interested in the area, but it is Germany that establishes in 1884 the protectorate of Cameroon, in 1896 converted into a German crown land. This map shows the boundaries of the protectorate, compared with later borders.
In World War I France and the United Kingdom invade Cameroon (1914). After the war, in 1919, Cameroon is divided into French Cameroons and British Cameroons. In 1922 French Cameroons becomes a League of Nations mandate, converted into a United Nations Trust Territory in 1946. France grants Cameroons internal self-government in 1957. This map shows Cameroon as part of the French colonial empire.
Cameroon becomes independent as the Republic of Cameroon in 1960 and in 1961 it unites with the southern part of British Cameroons (Southern Cameroons) as the Federal Republic of Cameroon. In 1972 the country is renamed United Republic of Cameroon.
Provinces 1972-1983

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.

Karte von Camerun, Meyers Konversationslexikon von 1888

Other maps

Ethnic groups of Cameroon

  • Cameroon's Adamawa Province with territories of its ethnic groups indicated
    Cameroon's Adamawa Province with territories of its ethnic groups indicated
  • Cameroon's Centre Province with territories of its ethnic groups indicated
    Cameroon's Centre Province with territories of its ethnic groups indicated
  • Cameroon's East Province with territories of its ethnic groups indicated
    Cameroon's East Province with territories of its ethnic groups indicated
  • Cameroon's Extreme North Province with territories of its ethnic groups indicated
    Cameroon's Extreme North Province with territories of its ethnic groups indicated
  • Cameroon's North Province with territories of its ethnic groups indicated
    Cameroon's North Province with territories of its ethnic groups indicated
  • Cameroon's South Province with territories of its ethnic groups indicated
    Cameroon's South Province with territories of its ethnic groups indicated
  • Cameroon's West Province with territories of its ethnic groups indicated
    Cameroon's West Province with territories of its ethnic groups indicated
  • Map showing the Duala ethnic groups of Cameroon
    Map showing the Duala ethnic groups of Cameroon
  • Map showing the Maka-Njem ethnic groups of Cameroon, CAR, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea
    Map showing the Maka-Njem ethnic groups of Cameroon, CAR, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Notes and references

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