Sanda Tenraren Chiefdom

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Sanda Tenraren
CountryFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Province Northern Province
District Bombali District
Capital Mateboi
Population
 (2004)
  Total18,840
Time zone UTC±00:00 (GMT)

Sanda Tenraren is a chiefdom of Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The principal town lies at Mateboi. [1]

As of 2004 the chiefdom has a population of 18,840. [2]

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References

  1. "Chiefdoms". Sierra Leone.org. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  2. "2004 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Statistics Sierra Leone. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2009.