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{| border=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
| official_name = Bo District
| image_map = File:Bo District in Sierra Leone 2018.svg
| coordinates = {{coord|8|00|N|11|40|W|region:SL_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[Sierra Leone]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Sierra Leone|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Southern Province, Sierra Leone|Southern Province]]
| seat_type = [[Capital (political)|Capital]]
| seat = [[Bo, Sierra Leone|Bo]]
| seat1_type = Largest city
| seat1 = [[Bo, Sierra Leone|Bo]]
| government_type = District Council
| leader_party = [[Sierra Leone People's Party|SLPP]]
| leader_title = Council Chairman
| leader_name = [[Joseph Munda Bindi]][https://electiondata.io/elected-officials/chairperson]
| area_total_km2 = 5219
| population_footnotes = <ref name="geohive.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/sierraleone.aspx |title=GeoHive - Sierra Leone population statistics |access-date=2016-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212080556/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/sierraleone.aspx |archive-date=2013-12-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| population_total = 574,201
| population_as_of = 2015 census
| population_rank = 2nd
| population_density_km2 = auto
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2017)
| blank_info_sec2 = 0.424<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref><br/>{{color|#900|low}} · [[List of districts of Sierra Leone by Human Development Index|4th]]
| timezone = [[Greenwich Mean Time]]
| utc_offset = -5
| website =
}}


'''Bo District''' is a [[Districts of Sierra Leone|district]] in the [[Southern Province, Sierra Leone|Southern Province]] of [[Sierra Leone]]. It is one of the sixteen districts of Sierra Leone. Bo District is the second most populous district in Sierra Leone. Its [[capital city|capital]] and largest city is the city of [[Bo, Sierra Leone|Bo]], which is also the second most populous city in Sierra Leone. Other major towns in the district include [[Baoma]], [[Bumpeh]], [[Serabu]], [[Sumbuya]], [[Baiima]] and [[Yele, Bo District|Yele]].
|-
|style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 | <big><big>''' Bo '''</big></big>


Bo District borders [[Kenema District]] to the east, [[Tonkolili District]] to the north, [[Moyamba District]] to the west, [[Bonthe District]] to the southwest and [[Pujehun District]] to the south. The district population as of 2015 is 574,201.<ref name="geohive.com" /> Bo District occupies a total area of 5,219 km<sup>2</sup> and is subdivided into fifteen [[Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone|chiefdoms]].
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 | [[Image:Sierra_Leone_Bo.png|center|175px]]


The population of Bo District is mainly from the [[Mende people|Mende]] ethnic group, though the city of [[Bo, Sierra Leone|Bo]] has a very ethnic diverse population.
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 | '''District Statistics'''


==Government==
|-
Bo District has its own directly elected [[local government]] called the [[Town council|District Council]], and is where the [[executive (government)|executive]] and legislative authority is vested at the local level within Bo District. The Bo District Council is headed by a [[council chairman]], who is an elected official and is responsible for the general management of the district. The current council chairman of Bo District is [[Joseph Munda Bindi]] of the [[Sierra Leone People's Party]] (SLPP), following his election victory in the 2018 Sierra Leone local election.
| ''Population 2004''
| 605,775
|-
| ''Land Area (sq. KM)''
| 5,165


The city of [[Bo, Sierra Leone|Bo]] also has its own directly elected [[city council]] headed by a [[mayor]]. The current mayor of Bo is [[Harold Logie Tucker]]; he is a member of the opposition [[Sierra Leone People's Party]] (SLPP). Bo District is a stronghold of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party.
|-
| ''Number of Chiefdoms''
| 15


===Members of Parliament of Sierra Leone from Bo District===
|-
Bo District currently has twelve representatives in the [[Parliament of Sierra Leone]], of which eleven members were elected for a 5-year term in the 2007 general elections. The district is a stronghold of the opposition [[Sierra Leone People's Party]] (SLPP). The following is a list of Bo District's representatives and affiliations:
| ''Number of Provisional Households''
| 48,609


{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Name!!Party
| ''Number of Primary Schools''
|-
| 385
| [[Eric B. Jumu]]||[[Sierra Leone People's Party|SLPP]]
|-
| [[Elizabeth Alpha-Lavalie]] ||[[Sierra Leone People's Party|SLPP]]
|-
| [[Nenneh Lebbie]] ||[[Sierra Leone People's Party|SLPP]]
|-
| [[Joseph Mustapha]] ||[[Sierra Leone People's Party|SLPP]]
|-
| [[Jusufu Mansaray]] ||[[Sierra Leone People's Party|SLPP]]
|-
| [[Frank Kposowa]] || [[Sierra Leone People's Party|SLPP]]
|-
| [[Francis Rogers (politician)|Francis Rogers]]||[[People's Movement for Democratic Change|PMDC]]
|-
| [[Paul Kamara]] ||[[People's Movement for Democratic Change|PMDC]]
|-
| [[Youkie Foday]]||[[Sierra Leone People's Party|SLPP]]
|-
| [[Legacy Sankoh]]|| [[People's Movement for Democratic Change|PMDC]]
|-
| [[Paramount Chief|P.C.]] [[Hindowa Samba|Hindowa Bindi Samba]]||Non
|}


==Demographics==
|-
| ''Primary School Enrolment''
| 128,299


===Ethnicity===
|-
The population of Bo District is ethnically and culturally diverse, particularly in the city of [[Bo, Sierra Leone|Bo]], Sierra Leone's second largest city. The [[Mende people]] form the largest ethnic group in Bo District at over 60 percent of the population.{{cn|date=July 2022}}
| ''Number of Secondary Schools''
| 40


===Religion===
|-
{{bar box
| ''Secondary School Enrolment''
|title=Religion in Bo District (2015)<ref name="Sierra Leone 2015 Population and Housing Census">{{cite web |url=https://sierraleone.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/Population%20structure%20Report_1.pdf}}</ref>
| 13,313
|titlebar=#FCD116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent(%)
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Sierra Leone|Islam]]|green|72.1}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|blue|26.9}}
{{bar percent|[[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí]]|darkorange|0.0}}
{{bar percent|[[Traditional African religions|Traditional African Religion]]|darkkhaki|0.0}}
{{bar percent|Other|purple|0.7}}
{{bar percent|No Religion|Red|0.2}}
}}


{{clear}}
|-
| ''Number of PHUs''
| 77


==Economy==
|-
With Bo being the second largest city in Sierra Leone, [[Trade|trading]], [[gold]] and [[diamond]] [[mining]] are major economic activities for the district; as well as agricultural production of [[rice]] growing, and [[coffee]], [[Cocoa bean|cacao]] and [[oil palm]].
| ''Hospital IPD Capacity''
| 400


==Education==
|-
Bo District is home to 385 Primary Schools and 40 Secondary Schools. Bo Government Secondary School, commonly called [[Bo School]] is among the 40 secondary schools in Bo District. The school was founded in 1906 by [[Leslie Probyn]] to educate the children of Bo District. The school has a long history of developing the elite of Sierra Leone, especially the country's [[politician]]s.
| ''Electricity''
| Yes


== Recovery after Civil War ==
|-
| ''Telesystem''
| Yes


Bo District suffered badly at the hands of rebel forces during 1994–1995, and many major towns were almost entirely destroyed ([[Tikonko]] and [[Bumpe]], for example). However, since the ousting of the Junta in early 1998, Bo District has remained secure, due mainly to the strong presence of the Civil Defence Forces. As such, rather than suffering from displacement, Bo District has been the recipient of displaced persons from less secure parts of the country.
|-
| ''Post Office''
| Yes


Although aid agencies have had uninterrupted access to the district for five years because of its relative stability, most of the recovery efforts were concentrated in Bo Town leaving out the 8 sections in Kakua chiefdom as well as all the other 14 chiefdoms in the district.
|-


The major recovery needs according to sectoral priorities are as follows: road rehabilitation, education, water and sanitation, health, agriculture, restoration of local government structures, and shelter.
|}


==Administrative divisions==
== Overview ==
===Chiefdoms===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
====Pre-2017====
Prior to the 2017 local administrative reorganization, Bo District was made up of fifteen [[Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone|chiefdoms]] as the third level of administrative subdivision.


# '''[[Badjia Chiefdom|Badjia]]''' – [[Ngelehun]]
'''Bo District''' is one of the 14 [[Districts of Sierra Leone]]. It lies in the south of [[Sierra Leone]], and it capital and largest city is [[Bo]]. It borders [[Kenema District]] to the east, [[Tonkolili District]] to the north, [[Moyamba District]] to the west, [[Bonthe District]] to the southwest and [[Pujehun District]] to the south. It occupies a total area of 7,003 km² and comprises of fifteen [[chiefdoms]]. The district headquarter is [[Bo, Sierra Leone|Bo]]. The main ethnic groups are [[Mende people|Mende]] and [[Temne people|Temne]]. With Bo being the second largest town in Sierra Leone, [[trading]] is a major economic activity for the district, with [[gold]] and [[diamond]] [[mining]], [[rice]] growing, and [[coffee]], [[cacao]] and [[oil palm]] production other major economic activities. The district enjoys religious plurality - Muslims and Christians.
# '''[[Bagbo Chiefdom|Bagbo]]''' – [[Jimmi, Sierra Leone|Jimmi]]
# '''[[Bagbwe Chiefdom|Bagbwe]]''' – [[Ngarlu]]
# '''[[Baoma Chiefdom|Baoma]]''' – [[Baoma]]
# '''[[Bumpe–Gao Chiefdom|Bumpe–Gao]]''' – [[Bumpe]]
# '''[[Gbo Chiefdom|Gbo]]''' – [[Gbo, Sierra Leone|Gbo]]
# '''[[Jaiama Bongor Chiefdom|Jaiama Bongor]]''' – [[Telu]]
# '''[[Kakua Chiefdom|Kakua]]''' – [[Kakua (town)|Kakua]]
# '''[[Komboya Chiefdom|Komboya]]''' – [[Njala, Bo|Njala]]
# '''[[Lugbu Chiefdom|Lugbu]]''' – [[Sumbuya]]
# '''[[Niawa Lenga Chiefdom|Niawa Lenga]]''' – [[Nengbema]]
# '''[[Selenga Chiefdom|Selenga]]''' – [[Dambala]]
# '''[[Tikonko Chiefdom|Tikonko]]''' – [[Tikonko]]
# '''[[Valunia Chiefdom|Valunia]]''' – [[Mongere]]
# '''[[Wonde Chiefdom|Wonde]]''' – [[Gboyama]]
{{col-break}}
====Post-2017====
After the 2017 local administrative reorganization, Bo District has made up of seventeen [[Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone|chiefdoms]] as the third level of administrative subdivision.


# '''[[Badjia Chiefdom|Badjia]]''' – [[Ngelehun]]
== Recovery after Civil War ==
# '''[[Bagbo Chiefdom|Bagbo]]''' – [[Jimmi, Sierra Leone|Jimmi]]
# '''[[Bagbwe Chiefdom|Bagbwe]]''' – [[Ngarlu]]
# '''[[Baoma Chiefdom|Baoma]]''' – [[Baoma]]
# '''[[Bongor Chiefdom|Bongor]]'''{{efn|group=ps2017|name=a|Formerly part of [[Jaiama Bongor Chiefdom|Jaiama Bongor]] Chiefdom; split off.}} – [[Telu]]
# '''[[Bumpe–Gao Chiefdom|Bumpe–Gao]]''' – [[Bumpe]]
# '''[[Gbo Chiefdom|Gbo]]''' – [[Gbo, Sierra Leone|Gbo]]
# '''[[Jaiama Chiefdom|Jaiama]]'''{{efn|group=ps2017|name=a}} – ?
# '''[[Kakua Chiefdom|Kakua]]''' – [[Kakua (town)|Kakua]]
# '''[[Komboya Chiefdom|Komboya]]''' – [[Njala, Bo|Njala]]
# '''[[Lugbu Chiefdom|Lugbu]]''' – [[Sumbuya]]
# '''[[Niawa Lenga Chiefdom|Niawa Lenga]]''' – [[Nengbema]]
# '''[[Selenga Chiefdom|Selenga]]''' – [[Dambala]]
# '''[[Tikonko Chiefdom|Tikonko]]''' – [[Tikonko]]
# '''[[Valunia Chiefdom|Valunia]]''' – [[Mongere]]
# '''[[Wonde Chiefdom|Wonde]]''' – [[Gboyama]]
# '''[[Bo City Chiefdom|Bo City]]'''{{efn|group=ps2017|Formerly part of Kakua Chiefdom.}} – [[Bo, Sierra Leone|Bo]]
;Notes:
{{notelist|group=ps2017}}
{{col-end}}


===Major towns===
Bo District suffered badly at the hands of rebel forces during [[1994]]/[[1995]], and many major towns were almost entirely destroyed ([[Tikonko]] and [[Bumpe]], for example). However, since the ousting of the Junta in early [[1998]], Bo district has remained secure, due mainly to the strong presence of the Civil Defence Forces. As such, rather than suffering from displacement, Bo district has been the recipient of displaced persons from less secure parts of the country.
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Bo, Sierra Leone|Bo]], capital and largest city
* [[Boama]]
* [[Serabu]]
* [[Bumpe]]
* [[Mongeri]], second largest town
* [[Sumbuya]]
* [[Baiima]]
* [[Tikonko]]
{{div col end}}
* Gondama


===Towns and villages===
Although aid agencies have had uninterrupted access to the district for five years because of its relative stability, most of the recovery efforts were concentrated in Bo Town leaving out the 8 sections in Kakua chiefdom as well as all the other 14 chiefdoms in the district.
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Bambima]]
* [[Bandeh, Sierra Leone|Bandeh]]
* [[Bumbe]]
* [[Koribondo]]
* [[Mamboma]]
* [[Mange, Sierra Leone|Mange]]
* [[Momboma]]
* [[Sembehun]]
* [[Telu]]
* [[Tokoronko]]
* [[Jimmi Bagbo]]
* [[Mondorkor, Bagbo Chiefdom, Sierra Leone|Mondorkor]]
{{div col end}}
* Gandohun -Tikonko
* Gondama


==Notable people from Bo District==
The major recovery needs according to sectoral priorities are as follows: Road rehabilitation, Education, Water and Sanitation, Health, Agriculture, Restoration of Local Government Structures and Shelter.
* [[Solomom Berewa]], former vice president of Sierra Leone

* [[Joe Robert Pemagbi]], Sierra Leone ambassador to the [[United Nations|UN]]
Bo is one of the four districts that make up the [[Southern Province, Sierra Leone|Southern Province]].
* [[Aluspah Brewah]], football star
* [[Hinga Norman]], politician
* [[Joseph Henry Ganda]], archbishop
* Emerson Samba, football star
* [[Edward Jeffrey Boima]], I.T. Technician, Administrator. former [[I.T. Lecturer]] Sulisha Institute of Management and Technology. Cureent [[Administrative Secretary]] for Sierra Leone Association of Cassava Producers and Processors
* [[Chief Joe Lahai Boima Gbondo]], chiefdom administrative court speaker, judges
* [[Cllr. Edmond Koroma]], accountant, politician
* [[Prof. Dr. Jia Bainga Kangbai]], academic, reputable journalist


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Sierra Leone]]
* [[Sierra Leone Civil War]]
* [[Albert Joe Demby]], former Vice President of Sierra Leone
* [[Victor Bockarie Foh]], former Vice President of Sierra Leone


==References==
[[Sierra Leone]]
{{reflist}}


==External links==
[[Sierra Leone Civil War]]
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070121122533/http://www.statehouse-sl.org/member-parliament.html

* https://web.archive.org/web/20070928043611/http://news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_20052169.shtml
== Reference Sources ==
* https://web.archive.org/web/20061129153754/http://www.directrelief.org/sections/our_work/notes_sierra_leone.html
Parts of this article reproduced with permission from http://www.daco-sl.org
* Parts of this article reproduced with permission from http://www.daco-sl.org


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Latest revision as of 18:15, 2 October 2024

Bo District
Location of Bo District
Coordinates: 8°00′N 11°40′W / 8.000°N 11.667°W / 8.000; -11.667
CountrySierra Leone
ProvinceSouthern Province
CapitalBo
Largest cityBo
Government
 • TypeDistrict Council
 • Council ChairmanJoseph Munda Bindi[1] (SLPP)
Area
 • Total5,219 km2 (2,015 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)[1]
 • Total574,201
 • Rank2nd
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Greenwich Mean Time)
HDI (2017)0.424[2]
low · 4th

Bo District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. It is one of the sixteen districts of Sierra Leone. Bo District is the second most populous district in Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is the city of Bo, which is also the second most populous city in Sierra Leone. Other major towns in the district include Baoma, Bumpeh, Serabu, Sumbuya, Baiima and Yele.

Bo District borders Kenema District to the east, Tonkolili District to the north, Moyamba District to the west, Bonthe District to the southwest and Pujehun District to the south. The district population as of 2015 is 574,201.[1] Bo District occupies a total area of 5,219 km2 and is subdivided into fifteen chiefdoms.

The population of Bo District is mainly from the Mende ethnic group, though the city of Bo has a very ethnic diverse population.

Government

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Bo District has its own directly elected local government called the District Council, and is where the executive and legislative authority is vested at the local level within Bo District. The Bo District Council is headed by a council chairman, who is an elected official and is responsible for the general management of the district. The current council chairman of Bo District is Joseph Munda Bindi of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), following his election victory in the 2018 Sierra Leone local election.

The city of Bo also has its own directly elected city council headed by a mayor. The current mayor of Bo is Harold Logie Tucker; he is a member of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). Bo District is a stronghold of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party.

Members of Parliament of Sierra Leone from Bo District

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Bo District currently has twelve representatives in the Parliament of Sierra Leone, of which eleven members were elected for a 5-year term in the 2007 general elections. The district is a stronghold of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). The following is a list of Bo District's representatives and affiliations:

Name Party
Eric B. Jumu SLPP
Elizabeth Alpha-Lavalie SLPP
Nenneh Lebbie SLPP
Joseph Mustapha SLPP
Jusufu Mansaray SLPP
Frank Kposowa SLPP
Francis Rogers PMDC
Paul Kamara PMDC
Youkie Foday SLPP
Legacy Sankoh PMDC
P.C. Hindowa Bindi Samba Non

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The population of Bo District is ethnically and culturally diverse, particularly in the city of Bo, Sierra Leone's second largest city. The Mende people form the largest ethnic group in Bo District at over 60 percent of the population.[citation needed]

Religion

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Religion in Bo District (2015)[3]
Religion Percent(%)
Islam
 
 72.1%
Christianity
 
 26.9%
Baháʼí
 
 0.0%
Traditional African Religion
 
 0.0%
Other
 
 0.7%
No Religion
 
 0.2%

Economy

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With Bo being the second largest city in Sierra Leone, trading, gold and diamond mining are major economic activities for the district; as well as agricultural production of rice growing, and coffee, cacao and oil palm.

Education

[edit]

Bo District is home to 385 Primary Schools and 40 Secondary Schools. Bo Government Secondary School, commonly called Bo School is among the 40 secondary schools in Bo District. The school was founded in 1906 by Leslie Probyn to educate the children of Bo District. The school has a long history of developing the elite of Sierra Leone, especially the country's politicians.

Recovery after Civil War

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Bo District suffered badly at the hands of rebel forces during 1994–1995, and many major towns were almost entirely destroyed (Tikonko and Bumpe, for example). However, since the ousting of the Junta in early 1998, Bo District has remained secure, due mainly to the strong presence of the Civil Defence Forces. As such, rather than suffering from displacement, Bo District has been the recipient of displaced persons from less secure parts of the country.

Although aid agencies have had uninterrupted access to the district for five years because of its relative stability, most of the recovery efforts were concentrated in Bo Town leaving out the 8 sections in Kakua chiefdom as well as all the other 14 chiefdoms in the district.

The major recovery needs according to sectoral priorities are as follows: road rehabilitation, education, water and sanitation, health, agriculture, restoration of local government structures, and shelter.

Administrative divisions

[edit]

Chiefdoms

[edit]

Major towns

[edit]
  • Gondama

Towns and villages

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  • Gandohun -Tikonko
  • Gondama

Notable people from Bo District

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GeoHive - Sierra Leone population statistics". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ^ https://sierraleone.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/Population%20structure%20Report_1.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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