Provinces of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is divided into four provinces (until 2017, three) and one Western Area; these are further divided into 16 districts (previously 14), and the districts are further divided into 190 (previously 149) chiefdoms.^[1]

Provinces and areas


Province/Area name	Capital	Area	Population (2015 census)	Population Density
Eastern Province	Kenema	15,553 km² (6,005 sq mi)	1,641,012	110/km² (270/sq mi)
Northern Province^[a]	Makeni	35,936 km² (13,875 sq mi)	2,502,865	70/km² (180/sq mi)
Southern Province	Bo	19,694 km² (7,604 sq mi)	1,438,572	73/km² (190/sq mi)
North West Province^[b]	Port Loko	35,936 km² (13,875 sq mi)	1,162,065	70/km² (180/sq mi)
Western Area	Freetown	557 km² (215 sq mi)	1,493,252	2,700/km² (6,900/sq mi)

References

^ "Sierra Leone unveils new geographical map". Africa Review. Retrieved 2018-02-01.

Notes

^ Due to the fact that not much is known, including the area, of this province, most of the information here is basically before the split of the Northern Province.
^ Due to the little to no information of this province, most of it will just be the pre-2017 Northern Province

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[1] "Sierra Leone unveils new geographical map". Africa Review. Retrieved 2018-02-01.

[2] Due to the fact that not much is known, including the area, of this province, most of the information here is basically before the split of the Northern Province.

[E!-3] Due to the little to no information of this province, most of it will just be the pre-2017 Northern Province

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Provinces of Sierra Leone

Provinces and areas

See also

References

Notes

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