Karene (district)
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Area (in km² ) Population Population density (per km² ) |
284,807 |
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State Province Chiefdoms (number) Constituencies (number) Wards (number) |
Sierra Leone North West 13 5 21 |
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Political data
Administrative headquarters: Kamakwie Administrative Chairman: Election: district chairmen, local councils |
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Geographical data
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Karene was until 1961 and since mid-2017 is one of three districts in the North West province in Sierra Leone, which was also founded in 2017 . It has (as of 2020) 284,807 inhabitants in 13 chiefdoms . It is further divided into five constituencies and 21 wards .
The administrative center is Kamakwie .
Individual evidence
- ^ APC Government to ... Restore colonial Karene District and create new Province. Awoko, December 16, 2016.
- ^ Sierra Leone unveils new geographical map. Africa Review, July 29, 2017.
- ^ Sierra Leone News: Northerners validate new boundaries. Awoko, July 3, 2017.
- ↑ population. GoSL Integrated GIS Portal. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ The Provinces Act (Cap 60). Government of Sierra Leone, January 30, 2017. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ 5.1.9 Karene District constituencies. National Electoral Commission, 2017. ( Memento November 14, 2017 on the Internet Archive ) Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ↑ WARDS AND THEIR COMPONENT PARTS - SUMMARY INFORMATION PAGES. National Electoral Commission, 2017. ( Memento of November 18, 2017 on the Internet Archive ) Retrieved November 14, 2017.
Coordinates: 8 ° 46 ′ N , 13 ° 0 ′ W