Pujehun District | |
|---|---|
 Location of Pujehun District in Sierra Leone | |
| Coordinates: 7°20′N 11°30′W / 7.333°N 11.500°W | |
| Country | Sierra Leone |
| Province | Southern Province |
| Capital | Pujehun |
| Largest city | Pujehun |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Council |
| • Council Chairperson | Foday Kandeh Rogers (SLPP) [1][1] |
| • Deputy Council Chairperson | Madam Millicent Konneh(SLPP)[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,105 km2 (1,585 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 345,577 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.357[3] low · 13th |
Pujehun District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Pujehun District is one of the sixteen Districts of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is the town of Pujehun .[4][5] The other major towns in the district include Sahn Malen, Zimmi, Jendema, and Potoru. As of 2015, the district has a population of 345,577.[2]
The district of Pujehun borders the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest, the Republic of Liberia to the southeast, Kenema District to the northeast, Bo District to the north and Bonthe District to the west. It occupies a total space of 4,105 km2 and comprises twelve chiefdoms.
The population of Pujehun District is mainly from the Mende ethnic group, though minority ethnic groups are also found in the District. Pujehun District is a large Muslim majority district, though there is a significant Christian minority as well.
- ^ For 50th Independence anniversary celebrations… Pujehun District establishes coordinating committee « Awoko Newspaper
- ^ a b "GeoHive - Sierra Leone population statistics". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Remmert-Fontes, Inge (2006), (Extract from) Evaluation Report "Peace building projects in Sierra Leone" (PDF), Freetown, Sierra Leone, p. 32
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