Karene District

Karene is a districts in the North West Province Sierra Leone. Karine is one of the sixteen districts that make up the Republic of Sierra Leone. The capital and largest city of Karine District is Kamakwie[3] Karine along with Falaba District are the two new districts of Sierra Leone formed in December 2017, after they were ratified by the Sierra Leone Parliament in the government of former president Ernest Bai Koroma[4]

Karene District
Location of Karene District in Sierra Leone
Country Sierra Leone
ProvinceNorth West
CapitalKamakwie
Government
  TypeDistrict Council
  District Council ChairmanJohn Dito Kamara[1] (APC))
Population
 (2018 estimate)
  Total285,546[2]
Time zoneUTC-5 (Greenwich Mean Time)

The major economic activity in Karine is farming. The Temne people is the predominant majority ethnic group in Karine.

References

  1. "Elected Mayors - Sierra Leone 2018 Election - Sierra Leone Open Elections Data Platform". Sierra Leone Open Elections Data Platform.
  2. "Karene". Sierra Leone Open Elections Data Platform.
  3. "Sierra Leone News: APC Government to …Restore colonial Karene District and create new Province". Awoko. Awoko. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. "Sierra Leone News: Northerners validate new boundaries". Awoko. Awoko. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2018.


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