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Kabala is the capital and largest town of Koinadugu District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Kabala is one of the main towns in Northern Sierra Leone and is set in a rural landscape, surrounded by mountains.
Lunsar is a town in Marampa Chiefdom, Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It is the largest town in Port Loko District by population. The Britannica estimate of the population of Lunsar is 36,108. The town is one of the main commercial and business hub in the North of Sierra Leone. Lunsar lies approximately 50 miles east of Freetown and about 18 miles south-east of the district capital of Port Loko. The inhabitants of Lunsar are largely from the Temne ethnic group.
The chiefdoms of Sierra Leone are the third-level units of administration in Sierra Leone. There are 190 chiefdoms in Sierra Leone, as of 2017. Previously, there were 149.
Sanda Loko is a chiefdom of Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The principal town lies at Kamalo. As of 2004, the chiefdom has a population of 27,667.
Safroko Limba is a chiefdom of Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The principal town lies at Binkolo.
Tambakha is a chiefdom of Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The principal town lies at Fintonia.
Sengbe is a chiefdom in Koinadugu District of Sierra Leone with a population of 22,458. Its principal town is Yogomaia.
Malen Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Pujehun District of Sierra Leone under supervision of Chief B.V.S. Kebby (Kebbie) with a population of 22,090. Its principal town is Sahn. The chiefdom is located west of the town of Pujehun. The primary economic activity is subsistence farming. The largest employer is Socfin, a palm oil producer. Malaria is endemic in the chiefdom with an estimated infection rate of 40% (∓5%).
Gbendembu is the chiefdom seat town in the Gbendembu Ngowahun Chiefdom, in the Bombali District, Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It is located about 30 miles north west of Makeni, Sierra Leone's Northern provincial city. Gbendembu is a multicultural settlement with significant number of Loko, Temne, Fula and Mandingo. The natives of Gbendembu are the Loko community, the fifth largest ethnic group in Sierra Leone, who are believed to have originated from Liberia.
Healthcare in Sierra Leone is generally charged for and is provided by a mixture of government, private and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). There are over 100 NGOs operating in the health care sector in Sierra Leone. The Ministry of Health and Sanitation is responsible for organizing health care and after the end of the civil war the ministry changed to a decentralized structure of health provision to try to increase its coverage.
Khalil Gamanga was a Paramount Chief of the Simbaru Chiefdom, in Kenema District, Sierra Leone. Boajibu, a town in Kenema District is the chiefdom headquarters.
Lower Bambara Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Kenema District of Sierra Leone. Its capital is Baima.
Niawa Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Kenema District of Sierra Leone. Its capital is Sundumei.
Gorama Kono Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Kono District of Sierra Leone. Its capital is Kangama.
Nimikoro Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Kono District of Sierra Leone. Its capital is Njaiama.
Biriwa Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Bombali District of Sierra Leone. Its capital is Kamabai.
Tane Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Tonkolili District of Sierra Leone. Its capital is Matotoka.
Bumpe–Gao Chiefdom, also known as Bumpeh ngawo or Bumpe ngao is a chiefdom in Bo District of Sierra Leone. Its capital is Bumpe.
Barri Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Pujehun District of Sierra Leone. Its capital is Potoru.
References
- ↑ "Map of Boajibu, Sierra Leone, Africa - Collins Maps". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ↑ "SLPP MPS - Sierra Leone Peoples Party". Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
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