Administrative division of Sierra Leone

Map of the provinces in Sierra Leone

Map of the districts in Sierra Leone

The administrative structure of Sierra Leone is based on the Local Government Act, 2004 , the Provinces Act, 2017 and the Local Government Amendment Act, 2017. Sierra Leone has been in four (previously three) provinces and one area since mid-2017, these in turn in districts as well the provinces are also subdivided into chiefdoms ("chiefdoms", i.e. areas of traditional authorities). The provinces are also known as regions .

Each of the provinces is headed by a resident minister (in English  , roughly minister present ). His deputy is the provincial secretary. Since the local government reform in 2009, the country has continued to be subdivided into 19 councils, which in turn are divided into 394 wards (departments), each with a council chairman.

City administrations

There are seven municipalities in Sierra Leone (as of 2018):

• Bo - Mayor Harold Tucker ( SLPP )
• Bonthe - Layemin Joe Sandi (SLPP)
• Freetown - Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr ( APC )
• Kenema - Thomas Baio (SLPP)
• Koidu-New Sembehun - Komba Sam ( C4C )
• Makeni - Sunkarie Kamara (APC)
• Port Loko - Abu Bakarr Kamara (APC)

Provinces

Eastern

Map of the Eastern Province

The Eastern province is divided into three districts with 45 chiefdoms. The capital is Kenema .

District	District Center	Constituencies	Wards	Chiefdom	Chiefdom seat	Area in km²	Population (2020)	map
Kailahun	Kailahun	10	29	Dea	Baiwala	3859	527.248
				Jahn
				Njaluahun	Segbwema
				Yes how	Daru
				Kissi Teng	Kangama
				Kissi Tongi	Buedu
				Kissi Kama	Dea
				Kpeje Bongre	Manowa
				Luawa	Kailahun
				Malema	Jojoima
				You	Mobai
				Peje West	Bunumbu
				Penguia	Sandar
				Upper Bambara	Pendembu
				Yawei	Bandajuma
Kenema	Kenema	11	25th	Dama	Giema	6053	609.891
				Dodo	Dodo
				Gaura	Joru
				Gorama Mende	Tungie
				Kandu-Leppiama	Gbado
				Koya	Baoma
				Long drama	Baima
				Lower Bambara	Panguma
				Malegohun	Sembehun
				Niawa	Sundumei
				Nomo	Faama
				Nongowa	Kenema
				Simbaru	Boajibu
				Small Bo	Blama
				Tunkia	Gorahun
				Wando	Faala
Kono	Koidu	9	18th	Fiama	Njagbwema	5641	505.174
				Gbane	Ngandorhun
				Gbane-Kandor	Koardu
				Gbense	Koidu
				Gorama Kono	Kangama
				Kamara	Tombodu
				Lei	Siama
				Mafindor	Kamiendor
				Nimikor	Njaiama
				Nimiyama	Sewafe
				Sandor	Kayima
				Soa	Kainkordu
				Tankoro	New Sembehun
				Toli	Kondewakor

Northern

Northern Province map

The province of Northern has been divided into four districts with 55 chiefdoms since mid-2017. The capital is Makeni .

District	District Center	Constituencies	Wards	Chiefdom	Chiefdom seat	Area in km²	Population (2020)	map
Bombali	Makeni	8th	21st	Bombali Sebora	Makeni		422.960
				Bombali Siaray
				Biriwa Limba	Kamabai
				Gbanti	Kamaranka
				Gbendembu	Kalangba
				Kamaranka
				Magbaimba-Ndowahun	Hunduwa
				Makari	Masongbon
				Mara
				Ngowahun
				Paki-Masabong	Mapaki
				Safroko Limba	Binkolo
Falaba (Koinadugu I)	Bendugu	4th	18th	Delemandugu			204,547
				Dembelia Musaia
				Dembelia Sinkunia	Sinkunia
				Folasaba Kamba	Musaia
				Kabelia
				Kamadugu-Yiraia
				Kulor-Seradu
				Mongo	Bendugu
				Neya	Krubola
				Nyedu
				Seradu
				Morifindugu
				Sulima	Falaba
Koinadugu (Koinadugu II)	Kabala	4th	18th	Barawa wolley			204.264
				Diang	Kondembaia
				Gbongobor Kayaka
				Kallian
				Kamukeh
				Kasunko-Kakellay	Fadugu
				No
				Sengbe	Yogomaia
				Thamiso
				Wara Wara Bafodia	Bafodia
				Wara Wara Yagalla	Gbawuria
Tonkolili	Magburaka	10	29	Dansogoia			514602
				Coffee
				Kalantuba
				Kholifa Mabang	Mabang
				Kholifa Mayosso-Mamuntha
				Kholifa Rowalla	Magburaka
				Kunike Gbarnga
				Kunike Folawusu
				Kunike Sanda	Masingbi
				Malal	Rochin
				Masakong
				Mayeppoh
				Poli
				Sambaia	Bendugu
				Simiria
				Tane	Matotoka
				Yele
				Yoni Mabanta
				Yoni Mamilla

North West

Map of the North West Province

The North West Province is divided into three districts with 34 chiefdoms. The capital is Port Loko .

District	District Center	Constituencies	Wards	Chiefdom	Chiefdom seat	Area in km²	Residents (2020) ei	map
Cambia	Cambia	6th	23	Bramaia	Kukuna	3108	346.213
				Dixon
				Gbinle	Tawaya
				Khonimakha
				Magbema	Cambia
				Mambolo	Mambolo
				Masungbala	Kawulia
				Samu
				Tala-Munu
				Tonko Limba	Madina
Karene	Kamakwie	5	21st	Buya			284,807
				Gbanti
				Libeisaygahun-Gombagu
				Mafonda
				Makerembay
				Romende
				Sanda Loko
				Sanda Magbolon Gate
				Sanda tendars
				Safroko Dibia
				Sella Limba
				Tambakha Simibungie
				Tambakha Yobangie
Port Loko	Port Loko	3	10	Bureh	Shortage	5719	530.865
				Kaffu Bullom	Mahera
				Kamasondo
				Kasseh
				Koya Masimera	Songo
				Lokomasama	Petifu
				Maconte Bake-Loko
				Maforki	Port Loko
				Makama
				Marampa	Lunsar
				Thainkatopa

Southern

Map of the Southern Province

The province of Southern is divided into four districts with 52 chiefdoms. The capital is Bo .

District	District Center	Constituencies	Wards	Chiefdom	Chiefdom seat	Area in km²	Population (2020)	map
Bo	Bo	11	25th	Badja	Ngelehun	5219	574.918
				Bagbe	Ngarlu
				Bagbo	Jimmi
				Baoma	Baoma
				Bongor
				Bump-Gao	Bump
				Gbo	Gbo
				Jaiama	Telu
				Kakua	Kakua
				Comboya	Njala
				Lugbu	Sumbuya
				Niawa Lenga	Nengbema
				Selenga	Dambala
				Tikonko	Tikonko
				Valunia	Mongere
				Wound (Wonde)	Gboyama
Bonthe	Bonthe	4th	18th	Bendu-cha	Bendu	3468	200,781
				Boom	Madina
				Dema	Tissana
				Imperi (Imperri)	Gbangbama
				Jong	Mattru
				Kpanda-Kemo	Kemo Motuo
				Kwamebai Crimea	Benduma
				Nongoba bullom	Gbap
				Sittia	Yonni
				Sogbini	Tihun
				Yawbeko	Talia
Moyamba	Moyamba	6th	22nd	Bagruwa	Sembehun	6902	319.148
				Banta	Gbangbatoke
				Banta Mokele	Mokele
				Bump	Rotifunk
				Dasse	Mano
				Fakunya	Gandohun
				Kagboro (Kagbora)	Shenge
				Kaiyamba	Moyamba
				Kamajei	Senehun
				Kongbora	Bauya
				Kori	Taiama
				Kowa	Njama
				Ribbi	Bradford (Sierra Leone)
				Timdel	Bomotoke
Pujehun	Pujehun	6th	23	Barri	Potoru	4105	346,461
				Gallinas	Blama
				Kabonde	Pujehun
				Kpaka	Masam
				Kpanga
				Kpanga Crimea	Gobaru
				Flaws	Zimmer
				To paint	Cream
				Mano-Sacrim	Gbonjema
				Peje	Futta
				Perri
				Soro-Gbema	Fairo
				Sowa	Bandajuma
				Yakemo Kpukumu Crimea	Karlu

Areas

Western film

Map of the Western Area

The capital of the Western Area is Freetown .

District	District Center	Chiefdom	Chiefdom seat	Area in km²	Population (2020)	map
Western Area Rural	Freetown	no	none	544	444.270
Western Area Urban				13	1,055,964

literature

• Tristan Reed, James A. Robinson: The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone. Harvard University, Department of Government / Department of Economics, Cambridge 2013. ( available online )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Local Government Act, 2004. Government of Sierra Leone, March 1, 2004 ( Memento of the original from February 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on February 24, 2014 
2. ^ The Provinces Act (Cap 60). Government of Sierra Leone, January 30, 2017.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Local Government Amendment Act, 2017. Government of Sierra Leone, June 22, 2017.
4. ↑ GOVERNMENT BUDGET AND STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC FINANCIAL POLICIES For the Financial Year, 2018. Government of Sierra Leone, October 27, 2017.
5. ^ Sierra Leone unveils new geographical map. Africa Review, July 29, 2017.
6. ^ Sierra Leone News: Northerners validate new boundaries. Awoko, July 3, 2017.
7. ↑ Sierra Leone now has 190 Chiefdoms and a new national map. Concord Times, August 2, 2017.
8. ↑ ^{a b} Constituencies Description BD2017. National Electoral Commission, 2017. ( Memento of the original dated November 14, 2017 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. Retrieved November 14, 2017. 
9. ↑ Local Government Act, 2004. Government of Sierra Leone, March 1, 2004, Section 14, Paragraph 101, p. 51 ( Memento of the original of February 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked . Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on February 24, 2014 
10. ↑ Introduction to Country Context. African Health Observatory, date unknown accessed February 24, 2014
11. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Sierra Leone Census. GeoHive, April 12, 2004 ( Memento of the original from December 12, 2013 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. Retrieved February 19, 2014 
12. ↑ ^{a b c d} population. GoSL Integrated GIS Portal. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
13. ^ ^{A b} Public notice from the APC national Secretariat in Freetown. The Patriotic Vanguard, October 7, 2017.
14. ^ ^{A b} New Northern District to be called 'Falaba'. Awoko, May 2, 2017.