Administrative divisions of Sierra Leone

The 3 provinces of Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone is divided into provinces, districts, and chiefdoms.

Provinces

Further information: Provinces of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is divided into 3 provinces and a Western Area for the capital Freetown.

Districts

Further information: Districts of Sierra Leone
The districts of Sierra Leone.

The provinces of Sierra Leone are divided into 14 districts. 12 are rural, with the capital Freetown divided into 2 districts. One traditional leader from each district occupies a seat in Sierra Leone's parliament.

District Capital Area
(km2)[1]		 Population
(2004 census)
Kailahun Kailahun 3,859 358,190
Kenema Kenema 6,053 497,948
Kono Sefadu 5,641 335,401
Bombali Makeni 7,895 408,390
Kambia Kambia 3,108 270,462
Koinadugu Kabala 12,121 265,758
Port Loko Port Loko 5,719 453,746
Tonkolili Magburaka 7,003 347,197
Bo Bo 5,219 463,668
Bonthe Bonthe 3,468 139,687
Moyamba Moyamba 6,902 260,910
Pujehun Pujehun 4,105 228,392
Western Rural Freetown 544 174,249
Western Urban Freetown 13 772,873

Chiefdoms

Further information: Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone
The chiefdoms of Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone is further divided into 149 chiefdoms.[2] The chiefdoms are hereditary, tribal units of local governance.[2] The World Bank sponsored the creation of elected local councils in 2004.[2]

Chiefs have the power to "raise taxes, control the judicial system, and allocate land, the most important resource in rural areas."[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sierra Leone at GeoHive
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tristan Reed and James A. Robinson, The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone, Scholar, Harvard University, 15 July 2013, Document available online, accessed 30 April 2014
  3. ↑ Daron Acemoglu, Tristan Reed. and James A. Robinson. "Chiefs: Economic Development and Elite Control of Civil Society in Sierra Leone", Stanford University, 29 August 2013, accessed 30 April 2014