Kabala
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Coordinates | 9 ° 35 ′ N , 11 ° 33 ′ W | |
Koinadugu District in the northeast of the country | ||
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Country | Sierra Leone | |
Northern Province | ||
District | Koinadugu | |
ISO 3166-2 | SL-N | |
Chiefdom | Wara Wara Yagala | |
Residents | 14,108 (2004) |
Kabala is a city in Sierra Leone . It is the capital of the Koinadugu District and is located in the Chiefdom Wara Wara Yagala in the Northern Province .
The city lies on the road from Guinea to Freetown in a valley in the Wara-Wara Mountains.
The population grew from 4610 (1963) to 7847 (1974) to 13923 (1985) people. The 2004 census showed a population of 14,108.
population
Originally the Limba and the Koranko lived in the region. Are from the south Creoles , Loko , Mende and Temne and from northern Fulani and Mandinka immigrated. There was also a colony of Lebanese traders before the civil war.
Infrastructure and economy
Kabala has a hospital, an airfield and an Islamic school. The city is a market and trading place for peanuts, cassava , rice and cattle and has a market hall.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2004 Population and Housing Census: Analytical Report on Population Distribution, Migration and Urbanization in Sierra Leone. Republic of Sierra Leone, November 2006