Kambia District

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Location of Kambia District in Sierra Leone

Kambia District is a district in northwestern Sierra Leone in the Northern Province. Its capital is Kambia. Kambia District borders the Republic of Guinea to the north, Port Loko District to the south and Bombali District to the east. The distict occupies a total area of 3,108 km² and comprises of seven chiefdoms.

1 Demographics of Kambia District
2 History
3 International Health Operations in the district
4 Government
5 External links

[edit] Demographics of Kambia District

The estimated 2004 population were 276,989 people. The temne are the largest ethnic group in the district. The district is predominantly muslim.

[edit] History

The Kambia District was formed in 1928 as a split of the now-defunct Karene District and Port Loko District. Population in the district has increased steadily over the past 42 years: from 137,806 in 1963, to 155,341 in 1974 to 186,231 in 1985 to the current population of 276,989.

[edit] International Health Operations in the district

Kambia District is home to several international health operations, including the International Medical Corps who arrived in 2001, Kambia Hospital, a United Kingdom-based non-profit organization that has operated in Kambia since 1992 and Doctors without Borders, a France-based medical non-profit agency that operates across the world in poverty-stricken areas.

[edit] Government

The District has 9 representatives in the Sierra Leonean parlimanent, of which 8 were elected for a 5 year term beginning in May 2002 (the Paramount Chief is unelected and unpartisan). 5 were elected as part of the Sierra Leone People's Party while 3 were elected as part of the All People's Congress. The following is a list of the 9 Representatives and their affiliations: