Kenema District

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Kenema District
Location of Kenema District in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 7°50′N 11°10′W / 7.833°N 11.167°W / 7.833; -11.167Coordinates: 7°50′N 11°10′W / 7.833°N 11.167°W / 7.833; -11.167
Country Sierra Leone
Province Eastern Province
Capital Kenema
Largest city Kenema
Government
 • Type District Council
 • Council Chairman Patrick Samu[1][2] (SLPP)
Area
 • Total 6,053 km2 (2,337 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 530,200
 • Rank 3rd
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC0)

Kenema District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Kenema, which is also the third largest city in Sierra Leone. The other major towns in the district include Tongo and Blama. The district is the most populous district in the Eastern province with a population 530,200.[3] Kenema District has an area of 6,053 km2 (2,337 sq mi) and comprises sixteen chiefdoms.

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

[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. 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] Members of Parliament

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 People's Party (SLPP).

Name Party
Bernadette Lahai SLPP
Dominic Kenie Sandy SLPP
Brima Mourie Ganya SLPP
Bintu Minah SLPP
Mohamed Bockarie SLPP
Andrew Lungay SLPP
Phrancis Bobor Momoh SLPP
Musa Conteh SLPP
P.C. Mamie G. Gamanga Non

[edit] Demographics of Kenema District

The estimated population of Kenema District was 515,461.[4] Kenema District population is ethnically divers, although the Mende people make up the largest ethnic group. The district of Kenema enjoys religious plurality - 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] Famous people from Kenema District

[edit] Towns in Kenema District

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.ircbp.sl/drwebsite/publish/printer_307.shtml
  2. ^ http://allafrica.com/stories/200902091107.html
  3. ^ a b World Gazetteer: Eastern - administrative divisions (per geographical entity)
  4. ^ World Gazetteer: Kenema - profile of geographical entity including name variants

[edit] External links
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