Kenema District

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Location of Kenema District in Sierra Leone

Kenema District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. It is named after it's capital, Kenema, which is also the capital of the Eastern Province and the third largest city in the country. The district occupies a total of area of 6,053 km2 and comprises sixteen chiefdoms. The District of Kenema borders Bo District to the west, the Republic of Liberia to the south, Tonkolili District and Kono District to the north, Kailahun District to the southwest, and Pujehun District to the southeast.

1 Demographics of Kenema District
2 Economy
3 Sport
4 Government
5 Famous people from Kenema District
6 External links

[edit] Demographics of Kenema District

The estimated population of Kenema District were 550,059 people (2004 census). The largest ethnic groups in the district are the Temne and Mende. The district of Kenema enjoys religious plurality - Muslim and Christians. Since the emergence of the of the Second Liberian Civil War in 1999, Kenema District along with Bo District served more than 60,000 Liberian refugees

[edit] Economy

Kenema has a mixed economy, made up of gold and diamond mining as well as agricultural production of coffee, cacao and rice.

[edit] Sport

Kenema is home to Sierra Leonean Premier League club the Kamboi Eagles. The club won the Sierra Leonean FA Cup in 1981, and 1985.

[edit] Government

Kenema District currently has nine Representatives in the Sierra Leonean Parliament, of which eight members were elected to a 5- year term. Below is the list of Kenema District Representatives in the Parliament: