Goderich (Sierra Leone)

Goderich
Goderich
Coordinates	8 ° 26 ′  N , 13 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 8 ° 26 ′  N , 13 ° 17 ′  W
Western Area Rural District in Sierra Leone
Basic data
Country	Sierra Leone
province	Western Area
District	Western Area Rural
Chiefdom	none
Residents	19,209 (2004)
politics
mayor	Mustapha Papa Kamara

Goderich is a village in Sierra Leone . It belongs to the Western Area and is about 20 kilometers from the city center of Freetown on the outskirts of the capital. The village borders the Atlantic .

Mustapha Papa Kamara has been the mayor since June 29, 2013.

Goderich is considered to be one of the wealthiest places in Sierra Leone. The President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Koroma, lives here .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2004 Population and Housing Census - Analytical Report on Population Distribution, Migration and Urbanization in Sierra Leone. Statistics Sierra Leone, 2004, p. 74 - accessed June 16, 2014
2. ↑ NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE VILLAGE HEAD ELECTIONS IN THE WESTERN AREA RURAL DISTRICT ON SATURDAY 29TH JUNE 2013. National Electoral Commission, June 3, 2013 Retrieved on July 11, 2014
3. ↑ PRESS STATEMENT ON THE DECLARATION OF RESULTS FOR WESTERN AREA RURAL DISTRICT VILLAGE HEAD ELECTIONS HELD ON SATURDAY 29TH JUNE 2013. National Electoral Commission, date unknown, accessed July 11, 2014
4. ^ Ernest Koroma now 4th richest President in Africa. The New People Newspaper Online, November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2014