Bumpe

Bumpe is a small town in Bo District in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. As of 2013 it had an estimated population of 16,123.[1] The town is located south-west of Bo.

Bumpe
Bumpe
Location in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 7°53′31″N 11°54′09″W
Country Sierra Leone
ProvinceSouthern Province
DistrictBo District
Population
 (2013)
 • Total16,123
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

The town is also known as Bompeh, and both names are applied to a local river. Sir Samuel Rowe, the British Colonial Governor, visited the area in 1880.[2]

Pan Pacific Investments Corporation (SL) Limited has a license to mine for diamonds in Bompeh.[3]

References
  1. "Bumpeh". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. "Three maps, comprising four items (of territory now in SierraLeone)". The National Archive (UK).
  3. "Industrial Mining Activity in Sierra leone" (PDF). Ministry of Mines & Mineral Resources, Sierra Leone. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-02.


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