Nongowa Chiefdom

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

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

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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