Kenema District
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| Kenema District | |
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| Country | Sierra Leone |
| Capital | Kenema |
| Largest city | Kenema |
| Province | Eastern Province |
| Government | |
| - Kenema District Council Chairman | Patrick Samu (SLPP)[1] |
| Population (2008) | |
| - Total | 515,461UNIQ794f12f32c6d1,812-ref-00,000,003-QINU |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC0) |
Kenema District is the most populous district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone with a population of With a population of 515,461.[2] Its capital and largest city is Kenema, which is also the third largest city in Sierra Leone. The district occupies a total of area of 6,053 km2 and comprises sixteen chiefdoms. Kenema District is the third most populated district in Sierra Leone, after the Western Area Urban District and Bo District.
The District of Kenema borders Bo District to the west, the Republic of Liberia to the south, Tonkolili District and Kono District to the north, Kailahun District to the southwest, and Pujehun District to the southeast.
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[edit] Major towns
Kenema District has four cities with a population of at least 40,000
- Kenema, largest city
- Blama, second largest city population
- Tongo, third largest city
- Yomboma, third largest city
[edit] Government
Kenema District is governed with a district council form of government, which is headed by a District Council Chairman, who is the highest local government official in the district. The District Council Chairman is responsible for the general management of the district and for seeing that all local laws are enforced. The District Council Chairman is elected directly by the residents of Kenema District. The current District Council Chairman of Kenema District Council is Patrick Samu of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP).
[edit] Demographics of Kenema District
The estimated population of Kenema District was 515,461.[2] Kenema District population is ethnically divers, although the Mende people make up the largest ethnic group. The district of Kenema enjoys religious plurality[disambiguation needed] - Muslim and Christians. Since the emergence of the Second Liberian Civil War in 1999, Kenema District along with Bo District served more than 60,000 Liberian refugees
[edit] Economy
Kenema has a mixed economy, made up of gold and diamond mining as well as agricultural production of coffee, cacao and rice.
[edit] Sport
Kenema is home to Sierra Leonean Premier League club the Kamboi Eagles. The club won the Sierra Leonean FA Cup in 1981, and 1985.
[edit] Government
Kenema District currently has nine Representatives in the Parliament of Sierra Leone, of which eight members were elected to a 5- year term. Kenema District is a stronghold of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party. The district is a stronghold of the manin opposition the Sierra Leone Peopl's Party (SLPP).
[edit] Famous people from Kenema District
- Mohamed Kallon, football star
- Paul Kpaka, football star
- Andrew Lungay, Politician
- J.B. Dauda, Sierra Leone minister of finance
[edit] Towns in Kenema District
- Barma
- Blama
- Boajibu
- Giehun
- Gorahun
- Hangha
- Kenema, capital and largest city
- Panguma
- Pendemu
- Tokpombu
- Tongo, Second largest city
- Wuima
- Yomboma
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- http://www.statehouse-sl.org/member-parliament.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kenema_District&action=edit
- "Kenema District" at kenemadistrict.org
- Sierra Leone Encyclopedia (Final 2004 census data.)
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