Bombali District

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Bombali

District Statistics
Population 2004	320,995
Male Population 2004	154,128
Female Population 2004	166,867
Land Area (sq. KM)	7,800
Number of Chiefdoms	14
Number of Provisional Households	49,179
Number of Primary Schools	280
Primary School Enrolment	72,446
Number of Secondary Schools	20
Secondary School Enrolment	7,798
Number of PHUs	74
Hospital IPD Capacity	48
Electricity	No
Telesystem	No
Post Office	Yes

1 Overview
2 Demographics of Bombali District
3 Economy
4 Government
5 Effects of the Civil War
6 Sport
7 Famous people from Bombali
8 See also
9 Reference Sources

[edit] Overview

Bombali District is one of the five Districts that make up the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It is the second largest District in the country. Its capital and comercial city is Makeni, which is also the provincial capital of the Northern Province. The District of Bombali occupies a total space of 7,985 km² and comprises of fourteen chiefdoms The district borders the Republic of Guinea to the north, Port Loko District to the southeast, Tonkolili District to the south, and Koinadugu District to the east.

[edit] Demographics of Bombali District

The population of Bombali District was estimated to be 320,995(2004 census). The temne and limba are the largest ethnic groups in the district. The district is predominantly muslim.

[edit] Economy

Main economic activities include small scale mining, production of agricultual food crops and small rumimants.

[edit] Government

The district of Bombali has eight Representatives in the Sierra Leonean Parliament, of which seven member were elected for a 5-year term. The following is a list of the Representatives of Bombali District and their affilitations:

Luseni Kande - Paramount Chief of Bombali District
Ernest Bai Koroma - APC minority leader
Edward Turay (APC)
Marie Yansaneh (APC)
Wusu Munu (APC)
Hardy Sheriff (SLPP)
Abdul Kamal Serry (APC)
Moses Sesay (APC)

[edit] Effects of the Civil War

Bombali was a principal former rebel stronghold and experienced considerable displacement, destruction and trauma as a result of the conflict. While progress has been made since the conflict, particularly in restoration of state authority, the level of social services and economic recovery remains unsatisfactory throughout the district. The provincial importance of Makeni is in contrast with the current lack of water and power supply in the township, and the bad road network and large distances in the district have meant that limited intervention has been made in chiefdoms outside of the Makeni area, particularly in the far north.