Kalansongoia Chiefdom

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Kalansongoia Chiefdom
CountryFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Province Northern Province
District Tonkolili District
Capital Bumbuna
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Kalansongoia Chiefdom is a formerly amalgamated chiefdom in Tonkolili District of Sierra Leone. [1] [2] Its capital was Bumbuna. Now, the Chiefdom has been de-amalgamated into the original Kalanthuba and Dansogoia chiefdoms. Bumbuna remains the capital of the Dansogoia chiefdom. Kalanthuba has both a traditional capital and a capital of governance. The traditional capital is Kasokira and the administrative capital is Kamankay. Kamankay lies directly across the river from Bumbuna.

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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