Pujehun District

Coordinates: 7°20′N 11°30′W / 7.333°N 11.500°W / 7.333; -11.500
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Pujehun District
HDI (2017)0.357[3]
low · 13th

Pujehun District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Pujehun District is one of the sixteen Districts of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is the town of Pujehun .[4][5] The other major towns in the district include Sahn Malen, Zimmi, Jendema, and Potoru. As of 2015, the district has a population of 345,577.[2]

The district of Pujehun borders the

Republic of Liberia to the southeast, Kenema District to the northeast, Bo District to the north and Bonthe District to the west. It occupies a total space of 4,105 km2 and comprises twelve chiefdoms
.

The population of Pujehun District is mainly from the

Muslim majority district, though there is a significant Christian
minority as well.

History

In 1982 the Ndogboyosoi (bush devil) War was fought in the district.[6]

Geography

Pujehun District is located at the southeast corner of

tropical with a wet and dry seasons. At the 2004 census the population of Pujehun District was 234,234[7] the estimated population in 2010 was 276,970.[7] The district has one of the lowest population densities of Sierra Leone, with most people living in villages of less than 2000 residents.[8]

Economy

Diamond mining is a major economic activity in the district, as well as agricultural production of cassava, coffee, and cacao
.

Government

Pejehun District has six Representatives in the Sierra Leonean Parliament, of which five members were elected to a 5-year term. Below are Pejehun District Representatives in the Parliament:

Administrative divisions

Chiefdoms

Religion

Religion in Pujehun District (2015)[9]
Religion Percent(%)
Islam
94.6%
Christianity
4.8%
Bahai
0.0%
Traditional African Religion
0.0%
Other
0.2%
No Religion
0.4%

References

  1. ^ For 50th Independence anniversary celebrations… Pujehun District establishes coordinating committee « Awoko Newspaper
  2. ^ a b "GeoHive - Sierra Leone population statistics". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ Remmert-Fontes, Inge (2006), (Extract from) Evaluation Report "Peace building projects in Sierra Leone" (PDF), Freetown, Sierra Leone, p. 32{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Boland, Sarah (8 February 2011). "Sierra Leone: Buzz of excitement in the air in Pujehun". Save the Children. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
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  7. ^ a b "Pujehun". World Gazetteer. 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2011.[dead link]
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  9. ^ "Population structure Report" (PDF). sierraleone.unfpa.org. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

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