Eastern Province | |
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| Country | Sierra Leone |
| Capital | Kenema |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,553 km2 (6,005 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 1,641,012 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
The Eastern Province is one of the four provinces of Sierra Leone. It covers an area of 15,553 km2 and has a population of 1,641,012 (2015 census).[1] Its capital and administrative centre is Kenema.[2] Eastern Province, the centre of the country's diamond mining industry, is very mountainous and has two ranges, the Gola Hills and the Loma Mountains.
- ^ Bah, Saidu (1 April 2016). "Sierra Leone News: We are 7,075641 people – Census". Awoko. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ University of Michigan (2008). "The Place is So Backward": Durable Morality and Creative Development in Northern Sierra Leone. p. 43. ISBN 9780549511755. Archived from the original on 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2016-11-07.