Zimmi, Sierra Leone

Zimmi
Zimmi Location in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 7°18′55″N11°18′22″W / 7.31528°N 11.30611°W / 7.31528; -11.30611
Country	Sierra Leone
Province	Southern Province
District	Pujehun District
Population  (2009)
• Total	5 369
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Zimmi is a small town in Pujehun District of southern Sierra Leone. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 5,369. ^[1] The town is a trade centre in particular relating to agriculture, mining and commercial business activities, and provides a link for trade with Liberia. Zimmi Community Bank, founded in 2005, is located in the town and serves both the local area and the surrounding Chiefdoms of Barri, Sorogbema and Tunkia. ^[2]

References

1. "Sierra Leone: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 21 January 2009.^{[ dead link ]}
2. Fofana, M S (24 June 2005). "THE OCCASION OF THE TURNING OF THE SOD CEREMONY FOR THE ZIMMI COMMUNITY BANK" (PDF). Bank of Sierra Leone. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2011.