Subdivisions of Sierra Leone

The subdivisions of Sierra Leone are as follows:
;First level:
* provinces of Sierra Leone, 4 provinces
* Western Area, 1 area
;Second level:
* districts of Sierra Leone, 16 districts
;Third level:
* chiefdoms of Sierra Leone, 186 chiefdoms

Provinces

Sierra Leone is divided into 4 provinces and a Western Area, Sierra Leone, Western Area for the capital Freetown.

*Eastern Province, Sierra Leone, Eastern Province
*Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Northern Province
*North_West_Province,_Sierra_Leone, North West Province
*Southern Province, Sierra Leone, Southern Province
*Western Area, Sierra Leone, Western Area

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 of Sierra Leone, parliament.

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 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

References

{{Africa topic, Subdivisions of

Subdivisions of Sierra Leone,
Administrative divisions by country, Sierra Leone