Pujehun District is a

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in the Southern Province of

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. Pujehun District is one of the sixteen Districts of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is the town of

Pujehun Pujehun is the capital of Pujehun District in the Southern Province. The current estimate of the population of Pujehun is 20,121 people. Pujehun is a rural town and is the commercial and administrative center of Pujehun District. Pujehun lies a ...

. The other major towns in the district include Gandorhun, Zimmi, Gendema, Masam, Bomi and Potoru. As of 2015, the district has a population of 345,577. The district of Pujehun borders the

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in the southwest, the

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to the southeast,

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to the northeast,

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to the north and

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to the west. It occupies a total space of 4,105 km² and comprises twelve

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. The population of Pujehun District is mainly from the Mende ethnic group, though minority ethnic groups are also found in the District. Pujehun District is a large

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majority district, though there is a significant

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minority as well.

History

In 1982 the Ndogboyosoi (bush devil) War was fought in the district.

Geography

Pujehun District is located at the southeast corner of

bordering

in the southwest and the Republic of Liberia, Liberia to the southeast. The climate is

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with a wet and dry seasons. At the 2004

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the population of Pujehun district was 234,234 the estimated population in 2010 was 276,970. The district has one of the lowest population densities of Sierra Leone, with most people living in villages of less than 2000 residents.

Economy

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is a major economic activity in the district, as well as agricultural production of

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, and cacao.

Government

Pejehun district has six Representatives in the Sierra Leonean Parliament, of which five members were

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to a 5-year term. Below are Pejehun district Representatives in the Parliament: * Matilda Lansana Minah –

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of Pujehun district * Ansumana Jaia Kaikai (SLPP) * Sidie Tunis (SLPP) * Dixon Rogers (SLPP) * Dauda Fahundu (SLPP) * Senesie Fahundu (SLPP)

Administrative divisions

Chiefdoms

The district is made up of twelve

as the third level of administrative subdivision. #

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– Potoru # Gallines Perri –

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# Kpaka – Masam # Kpanga Kagonde –

# Makpele – Zimmi # Malen –

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# Mano Sakrim – Gbonjema # Panga Krim – Gobaru #

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– Futta # Soro Gbema – Fairo #

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– Bandajuma # Yekomo Kpukumu Krim – Karlu

Religion

References

External links

*http://www.daco-sl.org/encyclopedia/7_lib/7_2k_pu.htm Districts of Sierra Leone Southern Province, Sierra Leone {{SierraLeone-geo-stub