Niawa Chiefdom

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Niawa Chiefdom
Chiefdom
CountryFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Province Eastern Province
District Kenema District
Capital Sundumei
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Niawa Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Kenema District of Sierra Leone. [1] [2] Its capital is Sundumei.

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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

7°40′N11°24′W / 7.667°N 11.400°W / 7.667; -11.400


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