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Place in North West, Sierra Leone
Port Loko District
Flag of Port Loko DistrictFlag
Location of Port Loko District in Sierra LeoneLocation of Port Loko District in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 8°45′N 12°40′W / 8.750°N 12.667°W / 8.750; -12.667
CountrySierra Leone
ProvinceNorth West
CapitalPort Loko
Largest cityLunsar
Government
 • TypeDistrict Council
 • District Council ChairmanIbrahim Santigie Bangura (APC)
Area
 • Total5,719 km (2,208 sq mi)
Population
 • Total614,063
 • Rank4th
 • Density110/km (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Greenwich Mean Time)
HDI (2017)0.388
low · 9th

Port Loko District is a district in the North West Province of Sierra Leone. It is the most populous district in the North and the second most populous district in Sierra Leone, after Western Area Urban District. As of the 2015 census, Port Loko District has a population of 614,063. The district capital is the town of Port Loko and its largest city is Lunsar. The other major towns in the district include Masiaka, Rokupr, Pepel, Lungi and Gbinti.

The district of Port Loko borders the Western Area to the west, Kambia District to the north, Bombali District to the east and Tonkolili District to the south. The district occupies a total area of 5,719 km (2,208 sq mi) and comprises eleven chiefdoms. The population of Port Loko District is predominantly Muslim and the Temne people form by far the largest ethnic group in the district.

Religion

Religion in Port Loko District (2015)
Religion Percent(%)
Islam   92.8%
Christianity   5.9%
Baháʼí   0.0%
Traditional African Religion   0.0%
Other   0.5%
No Religion   0.8%

Administrative divisions

Chiefdoms

Pre-2017

Prior to the 2017 local administrative reorganization, Port Loko District was made up of eleven chiefdoms as the third level of administrative subdivision.

  1. Bureh Kaseh – Mange
  2. Buya Romende – Foredugu
  3. Debia – Gbinti
  4. Kaffu Bullom – Mahera
  5. Loko Massama – Petifu
  6. Maforki – Port Loko
  7. Marampa – Lunsar
  8. Masimera – Masimera
  9. Koya – Songo
  10. Sanda Magbolontor – Sendugu
  11. T.M. Safroko – Miraykulay

Post-2017

After the 2017 local administrative reorganization, Port Loko District has made up of fourteen chiefdoms as the third level of administrative subdivision.

  1. Bakeh Loko – ?
  2. Bureh – Mange
  3. Kaffu Bullom – Mahera
  4. Kamasondo – ?
  5. Kaseh – ?
  6. Koya – Songo
  7. Loko Massama – Petifu
  8. Maconteh – ?
  9. Maforki – ?
  10. Makama – Miraykulay
  11. Marampa – Lunsar
  12. Masimera – Masimera
  13. Tinkatopa – ?
  14. Port Loko City – Port Loko
Notes
  1. ^ Formerly part of Maforki Chiefdom.
  2. ^ Formerly part of Bureh Kaseh Chiefdom; split off.
  3. Formerly part of Loko Massama Chiefdom.
  4. ^ Formerly part of T.M. Safroko Chiefdom; split off.

Major towns

Small towns and villages

Notable people from Port Loko District

Notes

  1. https://electiondata.io/elected-officials/chairperson Archived 2018-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Pratt, Regina (1 April 2016). "Sierra Leone: 'Sierra Leone Population Is Now Over Seven Million'". Allafrica.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016 – via AllAfrica.
  3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. "Population structure Report" (PDF).
  5. "The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone - Harvard University - PDF Free Download". propertibazar.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-14.

Sources

Districts of Sierra Leone
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