East Region (Cameroon)

The East Region is a region in Cameroon. The capital city is Bertoua.

Region
Location of East Region within Cameroon
Coordinates: == East Region (Cameroon) Media == Guinean savanna near Bertoua Typical Bantu house in the village of Ngoila Ethnic groups of the East Province Maka woman on the way to her fields near Abong-Mbang Route non bitumée dans la localité de Yokadouma dans la région de l'Est du Cameroun Baka Pygmy dancers in the East Province of Cameroon, June 2006. Caravane of cattle in Yokakouma, East Cameroon This is an image with the theme "Africa on the Move or Transport" from: This is an image from 4°00′N 14°00′E
Country	Cameroon
Capital	Bertoua
Area
• Total	109,002 km2 (42,086 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	835,642
• Density	7.66630/km2 (19.85563/sq mi)

The region has several river systems: the Nyong, the Dja, the Lom, the Kadéï, the Boumba, the Sangha and Ngoko. The lower two thirds of the region is covered in rain forest.

The government of Cameroon has established four forest and game reserves in the East: the Dja Reserve, Lobéké Park, the Boumba-Bek Reserve and the Nki Reserve.

Government

Departments of East Cameroon

The East is divided into four departments:

• Boumba-et-Ngoko, capital is Yokadouma
• Haut-Nyong, capital is Abong-Mbang
• Kadey, capital is Batouri
• Lom-et-Djérem, capital is Bertoua