Southern Province, Sierra Leone

The Southern Province is one of the four provinces of Sierra Leone. It covers an area of 19,694 km² and has a population of 1,438,572 (2015 census). It consists of four districts (Bo, Bonthe, Moyamba, and Pujehun). Its capital and administrative center is Bo, which is also the second largest and second most populated city in Sierra Leone after the nation's capital Freetown. The population of the southern province is largely from the Mende ethnic group.

Southern Province
CountrySierra Leone
CapitalBo
Area
  Total19,694 km2 (7,604 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)
  Total1,438,572
  Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)

Geography

Districts

The province is divided into 4 districts.

Borders

Southern Province has the following borders:

To the south and west of Southern Province is the Atlantic Ocean.

Ecology

Sierra Leone's last remaining stand of rainforest is at Gola.[1]

See also

References

  1. Manson, Katrina & Knight, James (2012). Sierra Leone (second ed.). Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England: Brandt. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-84162-412-9.

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