Port Loko District
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Port Loko District

Administration
Full namePort Loko District
Official namePort Loko District
CountrySierra Leone
CapitalPort Loko
largest cityLunsar
ProvinceNorthern Province
Government
Paramount ChiefBai Lamin Sama
Demography
Total Population483,752 4th (2008)
Other information
Time zoneGreenwich Mean Time (UTC-5)

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Port Loko District is the most populous district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone with a population of 477,978 [http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&geo=-6644. Its capital is Port Loko and the largest city is Lunsar. Other major towns in the district include the coastal town of Lungi (home to the Lungi International Airport) and the island of Pepel.

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 km2 and comprises ten chiefdoms.

The Temne people form by far the largest ethnic group in the district at around 80% of the population. The Temne language is also widely spoken in the district both by the Temne people and other minor ethnic groups in the district. The district is largely muslim at 75%. Chrstianity account for about 20% of the population.

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Energy for Opportunity lauded - Awoko Tweet this news
Awoko--Apart from these projects in the northern region, they have undertaken individual projects in Bonthe, Kono, -Port Loko-, Kailahun and Kambia Districts to ... - Date : Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:07:27 GMT+00:00
Secret societies in Sierra Leone - Patriotic Vanguard Tweet this news
Patriotic Vanguard--In the same -Port Loko district- a teenage boy is currently suffering from an amputated leg after being tortured by Poro society members who claim he did ... - Date : Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:24:45 GMT+00:00
321 Million Metric Tonnes of Bauxite Discovered - Sierra Express Media (blog) Tweet this news
Sierra Express Media (blog)---Port Loko District-, one of the historic districts in the country renowned for its mineral deposit has discovered an additional catch of 321 million tonnes ... - Date : Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:56:29 GMT+00:00
Awareness Times News Briefs from Sierra Leone - Awareness Times Tweet this news
Awareness Times--Reports say about 35 communities in the Koya Chiefdom, -Port Loko District- are set to benefit from the construction of 10 bore holes for water by the Sierra ... - Date : Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:47:12 GMT+00:00

Districts of Sierra Leone

Bo * Bombali * Bonthe * Kailahun * Kambia * Kenema * Koinadugu * Kono * Moyamba * Port Loko * Pujehun * Tonkolili * Western Area Rural * Western Area Urban |



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