Moyamba District
Moyamba is a district of Sierra Leone with about 261,000 inhabitants. It belongs to the province of Southern and is located in the southwest of the country on the Atlantic coast. Its capital is Moyamba, another larger places are Kpetewoma, Shenge, Largo and Rotifunk. The district is divided into 14 chiefdoms ( chiefdoms ).
Moyamba covers an area of 6892 km ². At the district includes the island Plantain.
The inhabitants of the Moyamba District mainly belong to the ethnic groups of the Mende, Sherbro - Bullom, Temne and Loko and are mostly Muslims. The economy is in rutile and bauxite mining, fishing, rice cultivation and palm oil plantations. In chiefdoms on the coast sea salt is traditionally won. Across the sea and trade with the city of Freetown and with the neighboring country of Guinea is operated.
The district decreed in 2006 over 56 healthcare facilities, including two government hospitals, five mission hospitals, an NGO and a private clinic. 2004/2005 there were 426 primary and 17 secondary schools. The literacy rate in 2004 was 33 % (45% of men and 24 % of women ), which is below the national average. 46.6 % of the children attended school.
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Eastern: Kailahun | Kenema | Kono Northern: Bombali | Kambia | Koinadugu | Port Loko | Tonkolili Southern: Bo | Bonthe | Moyamba | Pujehun Western Area (Freetown ): Western Area Rural | Western Area Urban
- District in Sierra Leone
- Southern ( Sierra Leone)