Segbwema

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Segbwema
Segbwema (Sierra Leone  )
Segbwema
Segbwema
Location in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 7°46′N 11°52′W / 7.767, -11.867
Country Sierra Leone
Province Southern Province
District Bo District
Population (2004)
 - Total 18,257 (est)
Time zone GMT (UTC-5)

Segbwema is a town in Bo District, in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. The population was estimated at 18,257 resident (2004 census), tha majority of the population are from the Mende ethnic group. The town was the Kamajors stronghold during the civil war.

[edit] Notable people from Segbwema

  • John Benjamin, Sierra Leonean politician and finance minister from 2002-2007
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