Port Loko District

Port Loko District is a district in the Northern 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 Loko District has a population of 614,063.[1] The district capital is the town of Port Loko and its largest city is Lunsar. The other major towns in the district include Masiaka, Rokupr, Pepel, Lungi and Gbinti.

Port Loko District
Location of Port Loko District in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 8°45′N 12°40′W
CountrySierra Leone
ProvinceNorthern Province
CapitalPort Loko
Largest cityLunsar
Government
 • TypeDistrict Council
 • District Council ChairmanIbrahim Santigie Bangura (APC)
Area
 • Total5,719 km2 (2,208 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)[1]
 • Total614,063
 • Rank4th
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Greenwich Mean Time)
HDI (2017)0.388[2]
low · 9th

The district of Port Loko borders the Western Area to the west, Kambia District to the north, Bombali District to the east and Tonkolili District to the south. The district occupies a total area of 5,719 km2 (2,208 sq mi) and comprises eleven chiefdoms. The population of Port Loko District is predominantly Muslim and the Temne people form by far the largest ethnic group in the district.

Government

At a local level Port Loko District is governed by a district council. The council is headed by a District Council Chairman who is elected directly by the residents of Port Loko District. In the 2008 Sierra Leone Local Elections Ahmed Munir Fofana of the All People's Congress (APC) was elected to the position.

Administrative divisions

Chiefdoms

The district is made up of eleven chiefdoms as the third level of administrative subdivision.

  1. Bureh Kaseh – Mange
  2. Buya Romende – Foredugu
  3. Debia – Gbinti
  4. Kaffu Bullom – Mahera
  5. Loko Massama – Petifu
  6. Maforki – Port Loko
  7. Marampa – Lunsar
  8. Masimera – Masimera
  9. Koya – Songo
  10. Sanda Magbolontor – Sendugu
  11. T.M. Safroko – Miraykulay

Major towns

Small towns and villages

Demographics

The Temne make up by far the largest ethnic group in the district. The predominant religion in Port Loko District is Islam which is practised by over 80% of the population.

Economy

The district's main economic activities include scale mining and production of food crops(rice, cassava, and sweet potato).

Sport

Bai Bureh Warriors, one of the oldest soccer clubs in Sierra Leone is based in Port Loko. The club won the Sierra Leonean FA Cup in 1978, and 1979.

Government

Port Loko District currently has 11 representatives in the Sierra Leonean Parliament, of which ten were elected for a 5-year term. Below is the list of Port Loko District representatives in the Parliament:

  • Lamin Bai Sama, Paramount Chief of Port Loko District
  • Ibrahim Bundu, majority leader of parliament (APC)
  • Alhaji Buya Kamara (APC)
  • Abu Bakarr Koroma (APC)
  • Alhaji Serray Dumbuya (APC)
  • Abie Kalokoh (APC)
  • Sheriff .B.Hassan (APC)
  • Nicholas Kamara (APC)
  • Benneh Bangura (APC)
  • Kombor Kamara (APC)
  • Saidu Babah Kamara (APC)

Notable people from Port Loko District

Notes
  1. Pratt, Regina (1 April 2016). "Sierra Leone: 'Sierra Leone Population Is Now Over Seven Million'". Retrieved 10 October 2016 – via AllAfrica.
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. "The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone - Harvard University - PDF Free Download". propertibazar.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-14.

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