Kabala

This article covers the city in Sierra Leone. For the city in Greece see Kavala . For the Jewish tradition see Kabbalah .

Kabala
Kabala
Coordinates	9 ° 35 ′  N , 11 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 9 ° 35 ′  N , 11 ° 33 ′  W
Koinadugu District in the northeast of the country
Basic data
Country	Sierra Leone
province	Northern Province
District	Koinadugu
Chiefdom	Wara Wara Yagala
Residents	14,108 (2004)

Photo from Kabala (around 1967)

Party event of the APC in Kabala (1968)

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

1. ↑ 2004 Population and Housing Census: Analytical Report on Population Distribution, Migration and Urbanization in Sierra Leone. Republic of Sierra Leone, November 2006