Limba (people, Sierra Leone)

Main distribution area of ​​the Limba in the north of Sierra Leone

Limba in the 19th century

The Limba are an indigenous people in the West African Sierra Leone and (as of 2015) with more than 592,000 people make up 8.5 percent of the country's population. This makes them the third largest ethnic group . Only about 380,000 of them speak Limba as their mother tongue.

Their home is traditionally in the northern province , especially in the districts of Bombali , Koinadugu and Kambia .

Known Limba

• Kewullay Conteh (* 1977), professional footballer
• Ernest Koroma (* 1953), former President of Sierra Leone
• Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937–2003), former President of Sierra Leone
• Sampha (* 1988), British musician
• Siaka Stevens (1905–1988), former President of Sierra Leone

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sierra Leone 2015 Population and Housing Census national analytical report. Statistics Sierra Leone, October 2017, p. 89ff.