East Region (Cameroon)
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East Region (Cameroon) is a large, sparsely populated administrative region in eastern Cameroon known for its extensive tropical forests, rich mineral resources, and significant ethnic and linguistic diversity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| regional council of East Region (Cameroon) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | region of Cameroon ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | about 109002 square kilometres ⓘ |
| bordersCountry |
Central African Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersRegion |
Adamawa Region (Cameroon)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Centre Region (Cameroon) NERFINISHED ⓘ Littoral Region (Cameroon) NERFINISHED ⓘ South Region (Cameroon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Bertoua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
heavily forested
ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ |
| containsEcosystem | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea |
Boumba Bek National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dja Faunal Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Lobéké National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Nki National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ mining ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource |
bauxite
ⓘ
diamonds ⓘ gold ⓘ iron ore ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
Boumba-et-Ngoko Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haut-Nyong Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Kadey Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Lom-et-Djérem Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ethnic and linguistic diversity
ⓘ
extensive tropical forests ⓘ rich mineral resources ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
French
ⓘ
various local languages ⓘ |
| largestCity | Bertoua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Cameroon ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup |
Baka people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fulani people NERFINISHED ⓘ Gbaya people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaka people NERFINISHED ⓘ Maka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Région de l’Est NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDensity | low ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | region ⓘ |
| timeZone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
ⓘ
surface form:
West Africa Time
|
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bertoua
subject surface form:
East Region (Cameroon)
this entity surface form:
regional council of East Region (Cameroon)