Sella Limba Chiefdom

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Sella Limba
CountryFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Province North West Province
District Karene District
Capital Kamakwie
Population
 (2004)
  Total52,579
Time zone UTC±00:00 (GMT)

Sella Limba is a chiefdom of Karene District in the North West Province of Sierra Leone (before 2017 in Bombali District at Northern Province). The principal town lies at Kamakwie. [1]

As of 2004 the chiefdom has a population of 52,579. [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.