Port Loko (District)
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5719 530,865 92.8 |
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Sierra Leone North West 11 10 |
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Political data
Administrative headquarters: Port Loko Administrative Chairman: Election: district chairmen, local councils |
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Geographical data
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Port Loko is a district of Sierra Leone with around 531,000 inhabitants (as of 2020). It belongs to the North West Province and is located in the northwest of the country, on the Atlantic coast . Its capital is Port Loko , other cities are Lunsar , Lungi , Tintanfore and the port city of Pepel . The district is divided into 11 chiefdoms (chiefdoms).
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Port Loko covers an area of 5719 square kilometers. The district also includes the islands of Pepel, Kagbeli , Puluntunt , Makonkoma and Bunce Island . The highest point is Maluntu (Okra Hill) with 177 meters.
The most important ethnic groups in the Port Loko district are the Temne and Susu , the predominant religion is Islam. The economy in Port Loko is based on small-scale mining and the cultivation of staple foods (rice, cassava , sweet potatoes).
In 2006 the district had 95 health facilities, including two state hospitals, a mission hospital, three mission clinics, an NGO clinic and a private clinic. In 2005, 1.3% of the residents were HIV positive. In 2004/2005 there were 463 primary and 24 secondary schools. The literacy rate in 2004 was 32% (45% of men and 21% of women) and thus below the national average. 42.8% of the children attended school.
Mamamah International Airport, an international airport , has been under construction in the district since 2018 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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. 1, 3, 22, 42, 50, 52 (English, PDF)
- ↑ Sierra Leone Encyclopedia 2006: Port Loko 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 ° 46 ′ N , 12 ° 47 ′ W