Gbane Kandor Chiefdom

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Gbane Kandor Chiefdom
CountryFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Province Eastern Province
District Kono District
Capital Koardu
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Gbane Kandor Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Kono District of Sierra Leone. [1] [2] Its capital is Koardu.

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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