Koinadugu District
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HDI (2017) | 0.340[2] low · 14th |
Koinadugu District is a district in the Northern Province of
The District of Koinadugu borders
The population of Koinadugu district is almost entirely made up of five main
Government
The District of Koinadugu is governed with a district council form of government, which is headed by a District Council Chairman, who is responsible for the general management of the district and for seeing that all local laws are enforced. The District Council Chairman is elected directly by the residents of Koinadugu District. The Council Hall of Koinadugu District located in the district capital of Kabala. The current chairman of Koinadugu district council is Sheku Samuel Kamara of the All People's Congress (APC).[3]
Demography
Koinadugu District is by far the largest district in Sierra Leone and with an estimated population of 265,765. The major ethnic groups in the district are the
Religion
Members of Parliament
Koinadugu District currently has 7 Representatives in the Parliament of Sierra Leone, of which one member wasn't elected to a 5-year term.
Economy
Gold mining is a major economic activity in the district, as well as agricultural productivity such as rice, mango, beans, cattle rearing, to name but few.
Administrative divisions
Chiefdoms
Pre-2017Prior to the 2017 local administrative reorganization, Koinadugu District was made up of eleven chiefdoms as the third level of administrative subdivision. |
Post-2017After the 2017 local administrative reorganization, Koinadugu District has made up of ten chiefdoms as the third level of administrative subdivision.
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Villages
See also
References
- ^ a b Regina Pratt (1 April 2016). "'Sierra Leone Population Is Now Over Seven Million'". allAfrica. Freetown. Concord Times. Retrieved 2 May 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Sigodi Marah Martin (Pty) Ready to Provide Pure Water for Kabala in Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone News". Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ "Population structure. Report 1" (PDF). sierraleone.unfpa.org.
External links
- In Sierra Leone, Heroes Welcome for Dr. Kaifala Marah & Maj. Gen. RY Koroma in Kabala: Sierra Leone News
- What are the functions of local government in sierra leone - Local councils in sierra leone - Kortorkamara - Local Councils: A pivotal but disappointing role in Sierra Leone?s socio-political and economic development debate
- daco-sl.org - contact with domain owner | Epik.com
- Sierra Leone: Legislature: Members of Parliament:
- "The fight to save the last Ebola-free district in Sierra Leone" by Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, October 10, 2014