The Southern Province () is one of the four provinces of

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and envi ...

. It covers an area of 20,201 km² and has a population of 1,438,572 (2015 census). It consists of four districts ( Bo,

Bonthe Bonthe is a coastal town located on Sherbro Island in Bonthe District in the Southern Province, Sierra Leone, southern Province of Sierra Leone. The town lies on the eastern shore of Sherbro Island, on the Sherbro River estuary. Bonthe is about 60 ...

, Moyamba, and Pujehun). Its capital and

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is Bo, which is also the second largest and second most populated city in Sierra Leone after the nation's capital

Freetown Freetown () is the Capital city, 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, e ...

. The population of the southern province is largely from the Mende ethnic group.

Geography

Districts

The province is divided into 4 districts. * Bo District, capital Bo *

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

, capital Mattru Jong * Moyamba District, capital Moyamba * Pujehun District, capital Pujehun

Borders

Southern Province has the following borders: *

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 ...

: far northwest * North West Province: northwest * Northern Province: northeast * Eastern Province: east * Grand Cape Mount County,

Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...

: southeast To the south and west of Southern Province is the

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Geography

Districts

Borders

Ecology

Religion

See also

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