Kalangba

Kalangba
Ngangba, (in Loko)
Country Sierra Leone
ProvinceNorthern Province
DistrictBombali District
ChiefdomNgowahun Chiefdom
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (GMT)

Kalangba (/kælæŋbæ/)(Loko: Ngangba) is a rural village in Bombali District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone.[1][2] It is the headquarters for Ngowahun Chiefdom.[1] It is situated about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Makeni, the largest city in Sierra Leone's northern region. Kalangba is approximately 134 miles (216 km) north-east of the nation's capital, Freetown. It is a multicultural community. The majority of the inhabitants belong to the Loko ethnic group as well as the Fula and Mandingo. The Loko are the fifth largest ethnic group in Sierra Leone. As of the 2016 census, the population was 3,000.[2]

  1. ^ a b Lamin, Tamba. "Kalangba community pledges support to ACC – Sierra Express Media". sierraexpressmedia.com. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  2. ^ a b "Kalangba, now a small village in central Sierra Leone of approximately 3,000 inhabitants."