Port Loko

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Coordinates: 8°46′N 12°47′W / 8.767, -12.783
Port Loko, Sierra Leone
Location in Sierra Leone
Country	Sierra Leone
Province	Northern Province
District	Port Loko District
Government
- Mayor	Brima Kargbo (APC)
Population (2007)
- Total	87,384
Time zone	GMT (UTC-5)

Port Loko is the capital and largest city of Port Loko District, in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It is the third largest city in the Northern province by population, after Makeni and Magburaka. The city lies about 78 miles (by road) north-east of the nation's capital Freetown [1] and had a population of 15,248 in the 1985 census but it is now estimated at 87,384. Port Loko lies on Port Loko Creek, which flows into the Sierra Leone River.

The city is home to Port Loko Teacher's College. Like in virtualy all parts of Sierra Leone, the Krio language is widely spoken in the city of Port Loko.

1 Government
2 Ethnicity
3 Sport
4 Education
5 Notable people from Port Loko
6 External links

[edit] Government

The city of Port Loko is governed with a city council form of government, which is headed by a mayor, in whom executive authority is vested. The mayor is responsible for the general management of the city and for seeing that all local and national laws are enforced. The mayor is elected directly by the residents of Port Loko.

[edit] Ethnicity

The population of Port Loko is ethnically diverse, although the Temne and Loko make up the largest ethnic group.

[edit] Sport

Port Loko has a football club named the Bai Bureh Warriors. The club currently plays in the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone.

[edit] Education

Like the rest of Sierra Leone, Port Loko has an education system with six years of primary school (Class 1-6), and six years of secondary school (Form 1-6); secondary schools are further divided into Junior secondary school (Form 1-3) and Senior secondary school (Form 4-6). Primary schools usually start from ages 6 to 12, and secondary schools usually start from ages 13 to 18. Primary Education is free and compulsory in government-sponsored public schools. The cPort Loko Teacher's College, one of the major colleges in Sierra Leone is located in the city.