Tombodu

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Tombodu
Tombodu (Sierra Leone  )
Tombodu
Tombodu
Location in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 8°08′N 10°37′W / 8.133, -10.617
Country Sierra Leone
Province Eastern Province
District Kono District
Population (2004)
 - Total 9,985
Time zone GMT (UTC-5)

Tombodu is a town in Kono District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The town has a population of 9,985 residents. Tombodu was RUF stronghold during the Sierra Leone civil war. The majority of the residents in the town are from the Kono ethnic group. The town is the birthplace of Johnny Paul Koroma, the former Head of State of Sierra Leader and leader of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC).

Coordinates: 8°08′N 10°37′W / 8.133, -10.617