Lakka (Sierra Leone)
| Lakka | |||
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| Coordinates | 8 ° 24 ′ N , 13 ° 16 ′ W | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Sierra Leone | ||
| Western film | |||
| District | Western Area Rural | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | SL-W | ||
| Chiefdom | |||
| Residents | 4500 (2010) | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Michael Sylvanus Shyllon (2013) | ||
Lakka ei village on the Freetown Peninsula in District Western Area Rural District in Sierra Leone . The village is about 15 kilometers southwest of the state capital Freetown . The city is known for its long beaches . Accordingly, Lakka's main industries are tourism and fishing . Lakka has an estimated 4500 inhabitants (as of 2010).
Lakka is inhabited by different ethnic groups. The largest group are the Bullom-Sherbro and the Krios . Most of the villagers are fishermen . Lakka has its own hospital , as well as hotels and several elementary schools and a secondary school.
In 2014 Lakka - like other places in the region - was affected by the Ebola epidemic .
Individual evidence
- ↑ July 2013 election results
- ↑ Tourism website from Lakka ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Number of residents in Lakka
- ^ Hospital in Lakka
- ↑ "... had just reached Lakka, ... in any case it was infected ..." Archived copy ( memento of the original from December 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
