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Encyclopedia > Port Loko District
Location of Port Loko District in Sierra Leone
Location of Port Loko District in Sierra Leone

Port Loko District is one of the 14 Districts of Sierra Leone. It lies 50km to the northeast of the national capital Freetown. It capital and largest city is Port Loko. According to the United Nation census Port Loko District population is 455,025. Ports Loko District borders Kambia District to the north, Bombali District to the east, Tonkolili District to the south, and the national capital Freetown to the west. Image File history File links Sierra_Leone_PortLoko. ... Image File history File links Sierra_Leone_PortLoko. ... Sierra Leone is divided into 12 districts, the secondary administative division of government (after provinces). ... 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. ... Port Loko is a city in northwestern Sierra Leone in the Port Loko District of Northern Province. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... Kambia District is a Districts in Sierra Leone in northwestern Sierra Leone in the Northern Province. ... // 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. ... Location of Tonkolili District in Sierra Leone Tonkolili District is a district of Sierra Leone. ... 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. ...


The district occupies a total area of 5,719 km2 and comprises of ten chiefdoms. The district is predominantly muslim, and The main ethnic groups are temne, and Loko. A chiefdom is any community led by an individual known as a chief. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... Temne can refer to: The Mel Temne language, one of the four official languages of Sierra Leone, Africa. ... Loko may refer to. ...


Main economic activities include scale mining and production of food crops(rice,cassava, and sweet potato).


Sport

Bai Bureh Warriors, one of the oldest soccer clubs in Sierra Leone is based in Port Loko. The club won the Sierra Leonean FA Cup in 1978, and 1979. Bai Bureh Warriors FC is a Sierra Leonean football (soccer)club based in Port Loko, Sierra Leone. ... Port Loko is a city in northwestern Sierra Leone in the Port Loko District of Northern Province. ... Sierra Leonean FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in Sierra Leone. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ...



Districts of Sierra Leone Flag of Sierra Leone
Bo | Bombali | Bonthe | Kailahun | Kambia | Kenema | Koinadugu | Kono | Port Loko | Pujehun | Tonkolili | Western Area Rural | Western Area Urban


 

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