Kailahun (District)
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Area (in km² ) Population Population density (per km² ) |
3859 527,248 136.6 |
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State Province Chiefdoms (number) Constituencies (number) Wards (number) |
Sierra Leone Eastern 15 10 29 |
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Political data
Administrative headquarters: Kailahun Administrative Chairman: Election: district chairmen, local councils |
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Geographical data
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Kailahun is a district of Sierra Leone with 527,248 inhabitants (as of 2020). It is located in the Eastern province in the east of the country, on the border with Liberia and Guinea . Its capital is Kailahun , other cities are Segbwema , Koindu , Pendembu and Bunumbu . The district is divided into 14 chiefdoms (chiefdoms).
Kailahun covers an area of 3,859 km². The highest point in the district is the Jojina at 851 meters above sea level.
The inhabitants of the Kailahun district are mainly of the Kissi and Mende ethnic groups and the majority are Muslim. The economy in Kailahun consists of small-scale mining and the cultivation of cocoa, coffee and rice.
The district had 56 health facilities in 2006, including a state hospital and a state clinic. In 2005 1.4% of the residents were HIV positive. In 2004/2005 there were 288 primary and 13 secondary schools. The literacy rate in 2004 was 32% (43% of men and 22% of women) and thus below the national average. 48.7% of the children attended school.
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Road in the countryside in the Kailahun district
Traditional dance in Koindu
Individual evidence
- ↑ WARDS AND THEIR COMPONENT PARTS - SUMMARY INFORMATION PAGES. National Electoral Commission, 2017. ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ↑ population. GoSL Integrated GIS Portal. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ↑ Statistics Sierra Leone: Final Results, 2004 Population and Housing Census ( Memento of the original from February 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 2006, p. 2f. (English, PDF)
- ↑ a b Statistics Sierra Leone: Annual Statistical Digest 2005/06 ( Memento of the original dated November 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 2008, pp. 22, 42, 50, 52 (English, PDF)
- ↑ Sierra Leone Encyclopedia 2006: Kailahun District (Engl.)
- ↑ Albert CT Dupigny, Ibrahim Kargbo G., Alimamy Yallancy: Republic of Sierra Leone, 2004 Population and Housing Census. Analytical Report on Education and Literacy ( Memento of the original dated November 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 2006, pp. 16, 22 (English, PDF)
Coordinates: 8 ° 17 ′ N , 10 ° 35 ′ W