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Southern Province, Sierra Leone


 
 


The Southern Province is one of three provinces of Sierra LeoneSierra Leone

Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa....
. It covers an area of 19,694 kmē and has a population of 1,377,067. It consists of four districts. It capitalCapital

In politics, a capital is the principal city or town associated with a country's government....
 and administrative center is BoFacts About Bo, Sierra Leone

The city of Bo is the administrative center of the Bo District in Sierra Leone....
, which is also the second largest and second most populated city in Sierra Leone after the nation's capital FreetownFacts About Freetown

Freetown, population 1,070,200 , is the largest city and capital of Sierra Leone, lying on the Freetown Peninsula on the Atl...
. The population of the southern province is largely from the MendeMende people

The Mende are a large West African ethnic group, speakers of the Mende language, living primarily in Sierra Leone and Liberi...
 ethnic group.

Districts

The province is divided into 4 districts.
  • Bo DistrictBo District Overview

    Bo District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone....
    , capital BoBo, Sierra Leone Overview

    The city of Bo is the administrative center of the Bo District in Sierra Leone....
  • Bonthe DistrictBonthe District

    Bonthe District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone....
    , capital BontheBonthe Overview

    Bonthe is a port town on the Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone. It is located at around . ...
  • Moyamba DistrictMoyamba District

    Moyamba District lies in the south of Sierra Leone....
    , capital MoyambaMoyamba

    Moyamba is the capital and largest city of Moyamba District, in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone....
  • Pujehun DistrictPujehun District Summary

    Pujehun District lies in the south of Sierra Leone....
    , capital PujehunPujehun

    Pujehun is a rural town in Pujehun District in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone, next to the border with Liberia....


Borders

Southern Province has the following borders:
  • Western AreaWestern Area, Sierra Leone

    The Western Area is one of four principal divisions of Sierra Leone....
    : far northwest
  • Northern ProvinceNorthern Province, Sierra Leone

    Northern Province is one of the four provinces of Sierra Leone....
    : north
  • Eastern ProvinceEastern Province, Sierra Leone

    Eastern Province is one of the four provinces of Sierra Leone....
    : east
  • Grand Cape Mount CountyGrand Cape Mount County

    Grand Cape Mount is the westernmost Liberian county....
    , LiberiaLiberia

    Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guine...
    : southeast

To the south and west of Southern Province is the Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean Overview

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of th urfac
.