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The chiefdoms of Sierra Leone are the third-level units of administration in
Sierra 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 , Sierr ...
. There are 190 chiefdoms in Sierra Leone, as of 2017. Previously, there were 149.


History and organisation

The
paramount chiefs A paramount chief is the English-language designation for the highest-level political leader in a regional or local polity or country administered politically with a chief-based system. This term is used occasionally in anthropological and arch ...
and the ruling families in the chiefdoms were recognised and empowered by the British colonial administration when it organised the Protectorate of Sierra Leone in 1896. Tristan Reed and James A. Robinson, ''The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone''
''Scholar'', Harvard University, 15 July 2013, Document available online, accessed 30 April 2014
Typically, chiefs have the power to "raise taxes, control the judicial system, and allocate land, the most important resource in rural areas." The hereditary paramount chiefs and their sub-chiefs were the sole local government in Sierra Leone until 2004, when the
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sponsored the creation of elected local councils. Local notables, known as the Tribal Authority, elect paramount chiefs for life from among the ruling families in each chieftaincy recognised by the British administration in 1896. Some chieftaincies have several ruling families, and the differences among them in terms of economic progress has been subject to study in 2013.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
They found there was a positive relationship between the number of ruling families in a chieftaincy and educational, health and economic outcomes in terms of human capital.Acemoglu et al. (2013), "Chiefs: Economic Development", p. 4 The districts of
Sierra 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 , Sierr ...
were divided into 149 chiefdoms of chieftaincies until 2017, as listed below as of 2011. Since 2017, they have been divided into 190 chiefdoms.


Eastern Province


Kailahun District Kailahun District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital city, capital and largest city is the town of Kailahun. The second most populous city in the district is Segbwema. Other major towns in Kailahun District inclu ...

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Baiwala # JaluahunSegbwema # Jawei
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Kailahun Kailahun is the capital of Kailahun District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Kailahun is a major business and commercial center of Kailahun District. The population was 13,108 in the 2004 census, a 2006 estimate of 18,41and a current est ...
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Jojoima # ManduMobai # Peje BongreManowa # Peje WestBunumbu # PenguiaSandar # Upper BambaraPendembu # YaweiBandajuma


Kenema District Kenema District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital city, capital and largest city is Kenema, which is the third most populous city in Sierra Leone, after Freetown and Bo. Tongo is the second most populous city i ...

# DamaGiema #
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Baoma Baoma is a small town in Bo District in the Southern Province of Sierra 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 G ...
# Langurama Ya Chiefdom, Langurama YaBaima # Lower Bambara
Panguma Panguma is a village in eastern Sierra Leone, with a population of 7965. The village had previously been the capital of Mende people, Mende chief Nyagua during the 19th century. The community includes a Catholic hospital, partially supported by ...
# MalegohunSembehun # NiawaSundumei # Nomo
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# Nongowa
Kenema Kenema is the third largest city in Sierra Leone (after Freetown and Bo), and the largest city in the country's Eastern Province. It is the capital of Kenema District and a major economic center of the Eastern Province. At the 2015 national cens ...
# SimbaruBoajibu # Small BoBlama # TunkiaGorahun # WandoFaala


Kono District Kono District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Koidu, Koidu Town. Motema is the second most populous city in the district. The other major towns in the district include Yengema, Tombodu, J ...

# FiamaNjagbwema # Gbane KandorKoardu # GbaneNgandorhun # GbenseYardu # Gorama KonoKangama # KamaraTombodu # LeiSiama # MafindorKamiendor # NimikoroNjaiama # NimiyamaSewafe # SandorKayima # SoaKainkordu # TankoroNew Sembehun # ToliKondewakor


Northern Province


Bombali District Bombali is a district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Makeni, which is also the largest city in the north. The Bombali district is one of the sixteen districts of Sierra Leone. Bombali is one of the lar ...

# Biriwa
Kamabai Kamabai is a small town in Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone, with a population of about 4000 within a 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) radius (including the villages of Kagbumbo, Bonaia, Manlokoko, Kawere, Masasa, Makombon, Mat ...
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Bombali Shebora Bombali Shebora is a chiefdom of Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The principal town lies at Makeni Makeni is the largest city in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The city is the capital of Bombali District, an ...
Makeni Makeni is the largest city in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The city is the capital of Bombali District, and is the economic center of the Northern Province. Makeni is the fifth largest city in Sierra Leone by population. The city of M ...
# Gbanti KamarankaKamaranka #
Gbendembu Ngowahun Gbendembu Ngowahun is a chiefdom of Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra 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 ...
Kalangba https://www.facebook.com/groups/KALANGBAFAMBUL Kalangba ( /kælæŋbæ/)(Loko: ''Ngangba'') is a rural village in Bombali District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone."Kalangba, now a small village in central Sierra Leone of approximately 3,000 inha ...
# LibeisaygahunBatkanu # Magbaiamba NdowahunHunduwa #
Makari Gbanti Makari Gbanti is a chiefdom of Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Officially, the principal town now lies at Masongbon. However, the village of Panlap is also considered the headquarters. The historical centre was Makari ...
Masongbon # Paki MassabongMapaki # Safroko Limba
Binkolo Binkolo is a rural town in Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Binkolo is home to an estimated 13,867 residents (2004 census). The majority of the population are from the Limba people (Sierra Leone), Limba ethnic group. ...
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Sanda Loko Sanda Loko is a chiefdom of Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra 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 southeas ...
Kamalo, Sierra Leone, Kamalo # Sanda TenrarenMateboi # Sella Limba
Kamakwie Kamakwie is a town in the North West Province of Sierra Leone. Since 2017 Kamakwie is the Capital of the Karene District in Chiefdom Sella Limba. The population of the town as estimated in late 2010, is 8,09 The main economic activities of Kamakwi ...
# TambakhaFintonia


Koinadugu District Koinadugu District is a district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It is the largest District in Sierra Leone in geographical area, and one of the least most densely populated. Its capital and largest city is Kabala, which is also one of ...

# Dembelia SikuniaSikunia # DiangKondembaia # FolasabaMusaia # KasunkoFadugu #
Mongo Mongo may refer to: Geography Africa * Mongo, Chad, a Sahel city * Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo (Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction) * Mongo, Sierra Leone, a chiefdom * Mongo River (Little Scarces River), Guinea and Sierra Leone, a tributar ...
Bendugu # NeyaKrubola # NieniYiffin # SengbeYogomaia # Sulima
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# Wara-Wara BafodiaBafodea # Wara-Wara YagalaGbawuria


Tonkolili District Tonkolili District is a district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Magburaka. The other major towns include Masingbi, Yele, Mile 91, Bumbuna, Yonibana, Matotoka. Mathora, Magbass and Masanga. Ton ...

# GbonkolenkenYele # Kafe SimiriaMabonto # KalanthubaKamankay # Dansogoia - Bumbuna # Kholifa Mabang - Mabang # Kholifa Rowalla
Magburaka Magburaka is the capital and largest city of Tonkolili District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Its population was 16,313 in the 2004 census. and a current estimate of 40,313. It is located at around , along the Rokel River. Magburaka ...
# KunikeMasingbi # Kunike BarinaMakali # Malal MaraRochin # SambaiaBendugu # TaneMatotoka #
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Yonibana


North Western Province


Kambia District

# BrimaiaKukuna # Gbinle DixingTawuya # MagbemaKambia # MamboloMambolo # MasungbalaKawula # SamuKychum # Tonko Limba
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Port Loko District Port Loko District is a district in the North West Province of Sierra Leone. It is the most populous District in the North and the second most populous District in Sierra Leone, after the Western Area Urban District. As of the 2015 census, Port Lo ...

# Bureh Kasseh
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Port Loko Port Loko is the capital of Port Loko District and since 2017 the North West Province of Sierra Leone. The city had a population of 21,961 in the 2004 census and current estimate of 44,900. Port Loko lies approximately 36 miles north-east of Free ...
# Marampa
Lunsar Lunsar is a town in Marampa Chiefdom, Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It is the largest town in Port Loko District by population. The Britannica estimate of the population of Lunsar is 36,1 The town is one of the main ...
# MasimeraMasimera # Sanda MagbolontorSendugu # T.M. SafrokoMiraykulay


Southern Province


Bo District Bo District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. It is one of the sixteen Districts of Sierra Leone. Bo District is the fourth most populous District in Sierra Leone. Its capital city, capital and largest city is the city of ...

# BadjiaNgelehun # Bagbo
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Baoma Baoma is a small town in Bo District in the Southern Province of Sierra 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 G ...
Baoma Baoma is a small town in Bo District in the Southern Province of Sierra 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 G ...
# Bumpe–Gao Chiefdom, Bumpe–GaoBumpe # GboGbo # Jaiama BongorTelu # KakuaBo town # KomboyaNjala # LugbuSumbuya # Niawa LengaNengbema #
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Dambala # TikonkoTikonko # ValuniaMongere # WondeGboyama


Bonthe District Bonthe District is a district that comprises several islands and mainland of the Atlantic Ocean in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Bonthe is one of the sixteen districts of Sierra Leone. Its capital is the town of Bonthe Island and its la ...

# BenduCha Bendu # Bum
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# SittiaYonni # SogbiniTihun # YawbekoTalia


Moyamba District Moyamba District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone, with a population of 318,064 in the 2015 census. Its capital and largest city is Moyamba. The other major towns include Njala, Rotifunk and Shenge. The district is the lar ...

# BagruwaSembehun #
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Gbangbatoke # BumpeRotifunk # Dasse
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# FakunyaGandohun # KagboroShenge # Kaiyamba
Moyamba Moyamba is the capital and largest city of Moyamba District, in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. There has been a recorded population of 11,485 in the 2004 census. The city is ethnically diverse, although the Mende people make up the majo ...
# KamajeiSenehun # KongboraBauya # KoriTaiama # KowaNjama # RibbiBradford # TimdaleBomotoke # Upper BantaMokelle


Pujehun District Pujehun District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Pujehun District is one of the sixteen Districts of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is the town of Pujehun . The other major towns in the district include Gando ...

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See also

* Administrative divisions of Sierra Leone


References


External links


Sierra Leone.org
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