Pujehun District

Pujehun is a district of Sierra Leone with about 228,000 inhabitants. It belongs to the province of Southern and lies in the extreme south of the country, on the Atlantic coast and the border with Liberia. Its capital is Pujehun, more cities are Bomi Foindu, Gandorhun and Potoru. The district is divided into 12 chiefdoms ( chiefdoms ).

Pujehun covers an area of ​​4105 km ². In the area of the district are the Mape, Mabesi and Masatoi Lake.

The inhabitants of the Pujehun District belong to the ethnic groups of the Mende, Vai, Temne and Sherbro Bullom - and are mostly Muslims. The economy is in diamond mining, fisheries, coffee and cocoa plantations.

The district decreed in 2006 over 48 health facilities, including a state hospital. 2005 2.2% of the residents were HIV -positive. 2004/2005 there were 200 primary and secondary schools 7. The literacy rate in 2004 was 26% (36 % of men and 17% of women ), which is below the national average. 39 % 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)
Southern Province, Sierra Leone Administrative centre Mende people Temne people Subdivisions of Sierra Leone Eastern Province, Sierra Leone Kailahun District Kenema District Kono District Northern Province, Sierra Leone Bombali District Kambia District Koinadugu District Port Loko District Tonkolili District Bo District Bonthe District Moyamba District Western Area Rural District
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