| Bo | | | | District Statistics | | Population 2004 | 605,775 | | Land Area (sq. KM) | 5,165 | | Number of Chiefdoms | 15 | | Number of Provisional Households | 48,609 | | Number of Primary Schools | 385 | | Primary School Enrolment | 128,299 | | Number of Secondary Schools | 40 | | Secondary School Enrolment | 13,313 | | Number of PHUs | 77 | | Hospital IPD Capacity | 400 | | Electricity | Yes | | Telesystem | Yes | | Post Office | Yes | Image File history File links Sierra_Leone_Bo. ...
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Bo District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Bo district is the most populous district in Sierra Leone with a population 605,775. It capital is Bo, which is also the second largest city in Sierra Leone after the national capital Freetown. Bo District borders Kenema District to the east, Tonkolili District to the north, Moyamba District to the west, Bonthe District to the southwest and Pujehun District to the south. It occupies a total area of 7,003 km² and comprises of fifteen chiefdoms. The district headquarter is Bo, commonly called Bo Town . The Southern Province of Sri Lanka is a small geographic area consisting of the districts of Galle, Matara and Hambantota. ...
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Map of Sierra Leone showing the capital Freetown Freetown, population 1,070,200 (2004), is the largest city and capital of Sierra Leone, lying on the Freetown Peninsula on the Atlantic coast. ...
Location of Kenema District in Sierra Leone Kenema District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. ...
Location of Tonkolili District in Sierra Leone Tonkolili District is a district of Sierra Leone. ...
Location of Moyamba District in Sierra Leone Moyamba District lies in the south of Sierra Leone. ...
// Bonthe District lies in the south of Sierra Leone. ...
Location of Pujehun District in Sierra Leone Pujehun District lies in the south of Sierra Leone. ...
A chiefdom is any community led by an individual known as a chief. ...
Demograpics of Bo District Bo District is the most populous district in Sierra Leone with a population of 605,775. The district population is ethnically divided, although Mende tribe make up the majority of the population. Since the emergence of the Second Liberian Civil War, Bo District along with Kenema District was home to more than 60,000 Liberian refugees. The district enjoys religious plurality - Muslim and Christians This article or section should be merged with ethnic group Ethnicity is the cultural characteristics that connect a particular group or groups of people to each other. ...
The Mende are a large tribe (population approximately 700,000), speakers of the Mende language, living primarily in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. ...
Combatants voluntarilly disarm in May 2004 during the UN program, Disarmament, Demobilization, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DDRR) The Second Liberian Civil War began in 1999 when a rebel group backed by the government of neighboring Guinea, the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD), emerged in northern Liberia. ...
A plurality, or relative/simple majority as it is also referred to outside the United States (especially in non-English speaking countries; in the US, simple majority has another meaning), is the largest share of something, which may or may not be a majority in the American sense of the...
A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ...
This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ...
Economy With Bo being the second largest city in Sierra Leone, trading is a major economic activity for the district, with gold and diamond mining, rice growing, and coffee, cacao and oil palm production and other major economic activities. Look up Trade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Trade centers on the exchange of goods and/or services. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ...
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Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice is two species of grass (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) native to tropical and subtropical southern & southeastern Asia and in Africa. ...
A cup of coffee Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world. ...
Binomial name Theobroma cacao L. Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is a small (4–8 m tall) evergreen tree in the family Sterculiaceae (alternatively Malvaceae), native to tropical Mexico, but now cultivated throughout the tropics. ...
Species Elaeis guineensis Elaeis oleifera The oil palms (Elaeis) coomprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. ...
Bo School The District of Bo is also known for Bo School. Bo Government Secondary School, commonly called Bo School. The school was founded in 1906 by Leslie Probyn to educate the children of Bo District. The school has a long history of developing the elit of Sierra Leone, especially the country's Politicians. The Bo Government Secondary School or the Bo School is a primary school in Bo, Sierra Leone. ...
A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ...
Bo School is sited on a 13.5 acres of land in the hearth of Bo Town, the second largest city in Sierra Leone. The school itself is situated in pleasant surroundings and within walking distance of Government hospital, Government Post Office, Police Station, and the main shopping center of Bo Town. A typical suburban police station in the United States (this one is in San Bruno, California). ...
For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ...
Football field, a volleyball court, a basketball court, a long tennis, and cricket pitch enrich the recreational facilities the school provides. There are plans to rehabilitate the school swimming pool. For the 2003 film, see Swimming Pool (film). ...
Bo school also maintains a unique tradition of seniority which has consistently augured well for social cohesion among the students. Maggots/Greeners/Rustics are either junior or newer members of the school(specfically those with more recent admission numbers). They are expected to always observe all rules of defference association with their positions and comply fully with specific instructions from senior students.
Sport Bo is home to Sierra Leonean Premier League club the Bo Rangers. The club has been unsuccessful in the Premier League and the Sierra Leonean FA Cup. Bo Rangers is a Sierra Leonean football club based in Bo, Sierra Leone. ...
Sierra Leonean FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in Sierra Leone. ...
Recovery after Civil War Bo District suffered badly at the hands of rebel forces during 1994/1995, and many major towns were almost entirely destroyed (Tikonko and Bumpe, for example). However, since the ousting of the Junta in early 1998, Bo district has remained secure, due mainly to the strong presence of the Civil Defence Forces. As such, rather than suffering from displacement, Bo district has been the recipient of displaced persons from less secure parts of the country. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...
1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
Although aid agencies have had uninterrupted access to the district for five years because of its relative stability, most of the recovery efforts were concentrated in Bo Town leaving out the 8 sections in Kakua chiefdom as well as all the other 14 chiefdoms in the district.
The major recovery needs according to sectoral priorities are as follows: Road rehabilitation, Education, Water and Sanitation, Health, Agriculture, Restoration of Local Government Structures and Shelter.
Famous people from Bo Solomon Ekuma Dominic Berewa (born 6 August 1938) is the current Vice-President of Sierra Leone and has been since May 2002. ...
Brigadier General Julius Maada Bio (born 1964) lead a coup in Sierra Leone on January 17, 1996 ousting President Valentine Strasser, who he accused of clinging to power. ...
Samuel Hinga Norman (1940) was a chieftain from the Mende tribe in Sierra Leone and led the traditional paramilitary force, the Kamajors. ...
Allieu Kondewa is a former traditional doctor in the Kamajors tribe and military commander of the Civil Defence Forces in Sierra Leone. ...
Aluspah Brewah (born August 24, 1983 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean international soccer player. ...
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See also Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Civil War Combatants Gowerment of Sierra Leone Revolutionary United Front Commanders Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Foday Sankoh The Sierra Leone Civil War began in 1991, initiated by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), led by Foday Sankoh. ...
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Coordinates: 8°00′N 11°40′W Sierra Leone is divided into 12 districts, the secondary administative division of government (after provinces). ...
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// Bombali District, located in the central north of Sierra Leone with a border with Guinea, is one of the 5 districts that make up the Northern Province. ...
// Bonthe District lies in the south of Sierra Leone. ...
Location of Kailahun District in Sierra Leone Kailahun District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. ...
Kambia District is a Districts in Sierra Leone in northwestern Sierra Leone in the Northern Province. ...
Location of Kenema District in Sierra Leone Kenema District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. ...
Location of Koinadugu District in Sierra Leone The Koinadugu District is one of the 14 Districts of Sierra Leone. ...
Location of Kono District in Sierra Leone Kono District is one of the 14 districts in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. ...
Location of Port Loko District in Sierra Leone Port Loko District is one of the 14 Districts of Sierra Leone. ...
Location of Pujehun District in Sierra Leone Pujehun District lies in the south of Sierra Leone. ...
Location of Tonkolili District in Sierra Leone Tonkolili District is a district of Sierra Leone. ...
Location of Western Area Rural District in Sierra Leone The Western Area Rural District is one of the 14 Districts of Sierra Leone. ...
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Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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