Pendembu, Sierra Leone

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pendembu, Sierra Leone
A secondary school class in Pendembu
Pendembu, Sierra Leone
Location in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 8°6′N 10°42′W / 8.100°N 10.700°W / 8.100; -10.700Coordinates: 8°6′N 10°42′W / 8.100°N 10.700°W / 8.100; -10.700
Country Sierra Leone
Province Eastern Province
District Kailahun District
Elevation 518 ft (157 m)
Population (2013)
 • Total 20,502
Time zone UTC (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) not observed (UTC)

Pendembu is a town in Kailahun District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The town population was 7,243 at the 2004 census.[1] and a recent estimate of 20,502 . Pendembu lies approximately 36 miles from Kenema and about 235 east of Freetown. Pendembu is a trade center and is one of the main towns in Eastern Sierra Leone.

The vast majority of Pendembu's population are from the Mende ethnic group. The most widely spoken languages are Mende and Krio. The town is the birthplace of former President of Sierra Leone Ahmad Tejan Kabbah.

Namesakes

There are a number of other towns with similar names.

References

  1. ↑ Sesay, Ibrahim Mohamed; Karama, Andrew A.; Ngobeh, Jinnah J. (November 2006), 2004 Population and Housing Census:Analytical Report on Population Distribution, Migration and Urbanisation in Sierra Leone (PDF), Sierra Leone: Statistics Sierra Leone, p. 73, retrieved 2008-07-25 
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.