Luawa Chiefdom

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Luawa Chiefdom
Chiefdom
CountryFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Province Eastern Province
District Kailahun District
Capital Kailahun
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Luawa Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Kailahun District of Sierra Leone. [1] [2] Its capital is Kailahun.

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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

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