Eastern Province (Sierra Leone)
Eastern Province Eastern
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Basic data | |
Country | Sierra Leone |
Capital | Kenema |
surface | 15,553 km² |
Residents | 1,642,370 (2015) |
density | 106 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | SL-E |
politics | |
Resident Minister | Andrew Fatorma |
Political party | SLPP |
Road from Kenema to Kailahun |
Coordinates: 7 ° 53 ' N , 11 ° 11' W
The Eastern Province ( German Eastern Province ) comprises the east of the West African state of Sierra Leone . It has 1,642,370 inhabitants (as of 2015) and an area of 15,553 square kilometers .
Eastern comprises the three districts of Kailahun , Kenema and Kono and is further subdivided into 44 chiefdoms . The provincial capital is Kenema , which is also the capital of the Kenema district.
Infrastructure
The province had 216 health facilities in 2006, including only three state hospitals. There is only one doctor for every 120,000 inhabitants. 950 primary schools and 65 secondary schools can be found in the province, half of them in the Kenema district . There are 49 vocational schools across the province. 25 percent of the residents have access to drinking water. Almost 61 percent of the residents have access to safe drinking water, five percent are connected to the public power grid.
economy
The economy of the Eastern Province is mainly characterized by mining and agriculture . Mainly rice , coffee beans , cocoa beans and palm oil are obtained. Almost 68 percent of the population live in poverty .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2015 Population and Housing Census SUMMARY OF FINAL RESULTS. Statistics Sierra Leone, December 2016.
- ↑ Annual Statistical Digest 2005/06. Statistics Sierra Leone, 2008, p. 22 ( Memento of April 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 24, 2014
- ↑ a b c Sierra Leone District Development Fact Sheets. The Parliamentary Budget Office / Stats SL, 2020, p. 25.
- ↑ Annual Statistical Digest 2005/06. Statistics Sierra Leone, 2008, p. 50 & p. 52 ( Memento of April 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 24, 2014
- ↑ Annual Statistical Digest 2005/06. Statistics Sierra Leone, 2008, p. 66 ( Memento of April 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 24, 2014
- ↑ Annual Statistical Digest 2005/06. Statistics Sierra Leone, 2008, p. 95 ( Memento of April 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 24, 2014