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The subdivisions of Sierra Leone are as follows:
;First level:
* 4 provinces
* 1 area
;Second level:
* 16 districts
;Third level:
* 186 chiefdoms
Sierra Leone is divided into 4
The provinces of Sierra Leone are divided into 16 districts. 14 are rural, with the capital Freetown divided into 2 districts. One traditional leader from each district occupies a seat in Sierra Leone's
Sierra Leone is further divided into 149 chiefdoms. Tristan Reed and James A. Robinson, ''The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone''
''Scholar'', Harvard University, 15 July 2013, Document available online, accessed 30 April 2014 The chiefdoms are hereditary, tribal units of local governance. The
, Stanford University, 29 August 2013, accessed 30 April 2014
Provinces
Sierra Leone is divided into 4 province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
s and a Western Area
The Western Area or Freetown Peninsula (formerly the Colony of Sierra Leone) is one of five principal divisions of Sierra Leone. It comprises the oldest city and national capital Freetown and its surrounding towns and countryside. It covers an a ...
for the capital Freetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and p ...
.
* Eastern Province
* Northern Province
*North West Province
North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng and south of Botswana.
History
North West was incorporated after the end of Apartheid in 1994, an ...
* Southern Province
*Western Area
The Western Area or Freetown Peninsula (formerly the Colony of Sierra Leone) is one of five principal divisions of Sierra Leone. It comprises the oldest city and national capital Freetown and its surrounding towns and countryside. It covers an a ...
Districts
The provinces of Sierra Leone are divided into 16 districts. 14 are rural, with the capital Freetown divided into 2 districts. One traditional leader from each district occupies a seat in Sierra Leone's parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
.
Chiefdoms
Sierra Leone is further divided into 149 chiefdoms. Tristan Reed and James A. Robinson, ''The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone''''Scholar'', Harvard University, 15 July 2013, Document available online, accessed 30 April 2014 The chiefdoms are hereditary, tribal units of local governance. The
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...
sponsored the creation of elected local councils in 2004.
Chiefs have the power to "raise taxes, control the judicial system, and allocate land, the most important resource in rural areas."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
See also
*Geography of Sierra Leone
:Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa with a North Atlantic Ocean coastline to the west. It lies on the African Plate. The island's main geographical features include wooded hill country, an upland plateau, and mountains in the east. The hig ...
References
{{Africa topic, Subdivisions ofSierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...