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Moyamba District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone,with a population of 318,064 in the 2015 census. Its capital and largest city is Moyamba. The other major towns include Njala,Rotifunk and Shenge. The district is the largest in the Southern Province by geographical area,occupying a total area of 6,902 km2 (2,665 sq mi) and comprises fourteen chiefdoms.
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