Kenema District
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Districts of Sierra Leone
||The provinces of Sierra Leone are divided into 14 districts. One traditional leader from each district occupies a seat in Sierra Leone's parliament...
in the Eastern Province
Eastern Province, Sierra Leone
Eastern Province is one of the four provinces of Sierra Leone. It covers an area of 15,553 km² and has a population of 1,187,532...
of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
. Its capital
Capital City
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and largest city is Kenema
Kenema
Kenema is the third largest city in Sierra Leone and the largest city in the Eastern Province with a population of 128,402 in the 2004 census and a more recent estimate of 169,937...
, which is also the third largest city in Sierra Leone. The other major towns in the district include Tongo
Tongo, Sierra Leone
Tongoma, also known as Tongo, is a diamond mining town and the second largest city in Kenema District, located in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The population of the 60-sq.-mile city is 44,376...
and Blama. The district is the most populous district in the Eastern province with a population 530,200 http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1301508282&men=gadm&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-3313&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500. Kenema District has an area of 6,053 km2 and comprises sixteen chiefdoms.
The District of Kenema borders Bo District
Bo District
Bo District is the second most populous district in Sierra Leone and is located in the Southern Province of the country. Its capital and largest city is the city of Bo, which is the second largest city in Sierra Leone. The other major towns in the district include Baoma, Bumpeh, Serabu, Sumbuya,...
to the west, the Republic of Liberia to the south, Tonkolili District
Tonkolili District
Tonkolili District is a district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Magburaka. The other major towns include Mathora, Magbass, Yonibana and Mile 91...
and Kono District
Kono District
Kono District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Koidu Town. The other major towns in the district include Yengema, Tombodu, Motema, Jaiama-Nimokoro and Sewafe. Kono District is the largest diamond producer in Sierra Leone.The population of Kono...
to the north, Kailahun District
Kailahun District
Kailahun District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Kailahun. The other major towns in the district include Segbwema, Koindu, Pendembu and Daru. As of 2010, the district has a population of 395,957 ....
to the southwest, and Pujehun District
Pujehun District
Pujehun District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital is the town of Pujehun . The other major towns in the district include Gandorhun, Zimmi, Bomi and Potoru.The district has a 2010 estimated population of 276,970....
to the southeast.
Major towns
Kenema District has four cities with a population of at least 40,000- KenemaKenemaKenema is the third largest city in Sierra Leone and the largest city in the Eastern Province with a population of 128,402 in the 2004 census and a more recent estimate of 169,937...
, largest city - Blama, second largest city population
- TongoTongo, Sierra LeoneTongoma, also known as Tongo, is a diamond mining town and the second largest city in Kenema District, located in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The population of the 60-sq.-mile city is 44,376...
, third largest city - Yomboma, third largest city
Government
Kenema District is governed with a district council form of government, which is headed by a District Council Chairman, who is the highest local government official in the district. The District Council Chairman is responsible for the general management of the district. The District Council Chairman is elected directly by the residents of Kenema District. The current District Council Chairman of Kenema District Council is Patrick Samu of the Sierra Leone People's PartySierra Leone People's Party
Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:...
(SLPP).
Members of Parliament
Kenema District currently has nine Representatives in the Parliament of Sierra LeoneParliament of Sierra Leone
The unicameral Parliament of Sierra Leone is the country's legislative body. It is sometimes known as the House of Representatives.The current Parliament, formed following elections held on 14 May 2002, has a total of 124 members. 112 members are directly elected in multi-member constituencies...
, of which eight members were elected to a 5- year term. Kenema District is a stronghold of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party
Sierra Leone People's Party
Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:...
. The district is a stronghold of the manin opposition the Sierra Leone People's Party
Sierra Leone People's Party
Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:...
(SLPP).
| Name | Party |
|---|---|
| Bernadette Lahai Bernadette Lahai Bernadette Lahai is a Sierra Leonean politician and educationist from the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party and currently a member of Sierra Leone's parliament representing Kenema District... |
SLPP Sierra Leone People's Party Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:... |
| Dominic Kenie Sandy | SLPP Sierra Leone People's Party Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:... |
| Brima Mourie Ganya | SLPP Sierra Leone People's Party Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:... |
| Bintu Minah | SLPP Sierra Leone People's Party Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:... |
| Mohamed Bockarie | SLPP Sierra Leone People's Party Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:... |
| Andrew Lungay Andrew Lungay Andrew Lungay is a politician in Sierra Leone. Lungay is currently a member of parliament and also ran in the 1996 presidential election as a member of the Social Democratic Party, receiving .7% of the national vote... |
SLPP Sierra Leone People's Party Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:... |
| Phrancis Bobor Momoh | SLPP Sierra Leone People's Party Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:... |
| Musa Conteh | SLPP Sierra Leone People's Party Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:... |
| P.C. Paramount chief A paramount chief is the highest-level traditional chief or political leader in a regional or local polity or country typically administered politically with a chief-based system. This definition is used occasionally in anthropological and archaeological theory to refer to the rulers of multiple... Mamie G. Gamanga |
Non |
Demographics of Kenema District
The estimated population of Kenema District was 515,461. Kenema District population is ethnically divers, although the Mende peopleMende people
The Mende people are one of the two largest and most dominant ethnic group in Sierra Leone, along with the Temne. The Mende make up 30% of Sierra Leone's total population or 1,932,015 members...
make up the largest ethnic group. The district of Kenema enjoys religious plurality - Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
and Christians. Since the emergence of the Second Liberian Civil War
Second Liberian Civil War
The Second Liberian Civil War began in 1999 when a rebel group backed by the government of neighbouring Guinea, the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy , emerged in northern Liberia. In early 2003, a second rebel group, the Movement for Democracy in Liberia, emerged in the south, and...
in 1999, Kenema District along with Bo District served more than 60,000 Liberian refugees
Economy
Kenema has a mixed economy, made up of gold and diamond mining as well as agricultural production of coffeeCoffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
, cacao and rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
.
Sport
Kenema is home to Sierra Leonean Premier League club the Kamboi EaglesKamboi Eagles
The Kamboi Eagles of Kenema commonly known as Kamboi Eagles, is a Sierra Leonean football club based in Kenema, Sierra Leone, currently a member of the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the highest division of football league in Sierra Leone...
. The club won the Sierra Leonean FA Cup
Sierra Leonean FA Cup
Sierra Leone FA Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is the national knockout cup competition in Sierra Leone. It was established in 1967. The competition is run by the Sierra Leone Football Association...
in 1981, and 1985.
Famous people from Kenema District
- Mohamed KallonMohamed KallonMohamed Kallon is a Sierra Leonean international footballer and considered the most famous footballer from Sierra Leone. He is currently playing for I-League club Viva Kerala FC-Personal life:...
, football star - Paul KpakaPaul KpakaPaul Kpaka is a Sierre Leonean footballer. He is a striker who last played for Germinal Beerschot in the Belgian first division. His contract with the club ran out on 1 July 2010.- Early life :...
, football star - Andrew LungayAndrew LungayAndrew Lungay is a politician in Sierra Leone. Lungay is currently a member of parliament and also ran in the 1996 presidential election as a member of the Social Democratic Party, receiving .7% of the national vote...
, Politician - J.B. Dauda, Sierra Leone minister of finance
Towns in Kenema District
- Barma
- Blama
- BoajibuBoajibuBoajibu is a town in Kenema District, in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. It is the Chiefdom Headquarters of the Simbaru Chiefdom. The current Paramount Chief of Simbaru Chiefdom is P.C Madam Mamie G. Gamanga....
- Giehun
- Gorahun
- Hangha
- KenemaKenemaKenema is the third largest city in Sierra Leone and the largest city in the Eastern Province with a population of 128,402 in the 2004 census and a more recent estimate of 169,937...
, capital and largest city - Panguma
- Pendemu
- Tokpombu
- TongoTongo, Sierra LeoneTongoma, also known as Tongo, is a diamond mining town and the second largest city in Kenema District, located in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The population of the 60-sq.-mile city is 44,376...
, Second largest city - Wuima
- Yomboma
External links
- http://www.statehouse-sl.org/member-parliament.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kenema_District&action=edit
- "Kenema District" at kenemadistrict.org
- Sierra Leone Encyclopedia (Final 2004 census data.)