Debia Chiefdom

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Debia Chiefdom
CountryFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Province Northern Province
District Port Loko District
Capital Gbinti
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Debia Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Port Loko District of Sierra Leone. [1] [2] Its capital is Gbinti.

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References

  1. "Final Results 2004 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Government of Sierra Leone. 2006. p. 6. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. Reed, Tristan (October 20, 2012), The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone (PDF), USA: Harvard University