Subdivisions of Sierra Leone

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The subdivisions of Sierra Leone are as follows:

First level
Second level
Third level

Provinces
The provinces and area of Sierra Leone
Further information: Provinces of Sierra Leone

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

Districts
Further information: Districts of Sierra Leone
The districts of Sierra Leone.

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.


Chiefdoms
Further information: Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone
The chiefdoms of Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone is further divided into 149 chiefdoms.[1] The chiefdoms are hereditary, tribal units of local governance.[1] The World Bank sponsored the creation of elected local councils in 2004.[1]

Chiefs have the power to "raise taxes, control the judicial system, and allocate land, the most important resource in rural areas."[2]

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See also

References
  1. Tristan Reed and James A. Robinson, The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone, Scholar, Harvard University, 15 July 2013, Document available online, accessed 30 April 2014
  2. Daron Acemoglu, Tristan Reed. and James A. Robinson. "Chiefs: Economic Development and Elite Control of Civil Society in Sierra Leone" Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, Stanford University, 29 August 2013, accessed 30 April 2014
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