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Bafodia Town is the headquarter town/capital of Wara-Wara Bafodia Chiefdom. The Chiefdom is in Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone.

Bafodia Town in 1967. Bafodia, Sierra Leone (West Africa) 1967 (2636685678).jpg
Bafodia Town in 1967.

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