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Sierra Leone: Administrative Division

Contents: Districts and Chiefdoms

The population of the districts and chiefdoms of Sierra Leone by census years.

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
2004-12-04		Population
Census
2015-12-04
BoDistrict463,668575,478
BadjiaChiefdom7,6988,135
BagboChiefdom24,83425,884
Bagbwe (Bagbe)Chiefdom10,90420,926
BoTown149,957174,369
BoamaChiefdom50,93745,835
Bumpe NgaoChiefdom35,64244,279
GboChiefdom5,0505,403
Jaiama BongorChiefdom26,06731,298
KakuaChiefdom29,77051,074
KomboyaChiefdom15,61615,623
LugbuChiefdom23,63925,453
Niawa LengaChiefdom11,10913,955
SelengaChiefdom5,4129,175
TikonkoChiefdom39,39953,206
ValuniaChiefdom17,74135,558
WondeChiefdom9,89315,305
BombaliDistrict408,390606,544
BiriwaChiefdom28,17547,305
Bombali Sebora (Bombali Shebora)Chiefdom22,80236,413
Gbanti KamarankaChiefdom26,12628,491
Gbendembu NgowahunChiefdom29,97138,800
LibeisaygahunChiefdom13,35516,199
Magbaimba Ndorwahun (Magbaiamba Ndowahun)Chiefdom8,65512,688
Makari GbantiChiefdom41,18681,345
MakeniCity82,840125,970
Paki Masabong (Paki Massabong)Chiefdom17,32019,880
Safroko LimbaChiefdom21,19931,256
Sanda LokoChiefdom27,66745,075
Sanda TendaranChiefdom18,84026,228
Sella LimbaChiefdom52,57958,401
TambakhaChiefdom17,67538,493
BontheDistrict139,687200,781
Bendu-ChaChiefdom4,6807,168
Bonthe UrbanTown9,74010,075
BumChiefdom18,82724,339
DemaChiefdom5,3017,411
ImperriChiefdom17,57633,394
JongChiefdom28,49533,816
Kpanda KemoChiefdom7,66110,438
Kwamebai KrimChiefdom7,71514,289
Nongoba BullomChiefdom13,61720,060
SittiaChiefdom13,44921,347
SogbeniChiefdom7,85310,863
YawbekoChiefdom4,7737,581
KailahunDistrict358,190526,379
DeaChiefdom9,87613,414
Jawie (Jawei)Chiefdom42,63950,951
Kissi KamaChiefdom12,97220,421
Kissi TengChiefdom30,45545,149
Kissi TongiChiefdom33,45750,950
Kpeje Bongre (Peje Bongre)Chiefdom12,70025,169
Kpeje WestChiefdom13,01027,544
LuawaChiefdom65,50081,044
MalemaChiefdom23,29837,095
ManduChiefdom19,70830,984
NjaluahunChiefdom37,48461,216
PenguiaChiefdom12,51826,272
Upper BambaraChiefdom28,43826,848
YaweiChiefdom16,13529,322
KambiaDistrict270,462345,474
Bramaia (Briama)Chiefdom25,39236,764
Gbinle DixingChiefdom19,56923,433
MagbemaChiefdom67,21192,165
MamboloChiefdom33,82537,952
MasungbalaChiefdom28,50231,797
SamuChiefdom56,85764,790
Tonko LimbaChiefdom39,10658,573
KenemaDistrict497,948609,891
DamaChiefdom26,15730,751
DodoChiefdom14,19422,858
GauraChiefdom17,36118,217
Gorama MendeChiefdom32,53943,359
Kandu LeppiamaChiefdom21,74318,229
KenemaCity128,402200,443
KoyaChiefdom10,18413,482
LangramaChiefdom4,3563,584
Lower BambaraChiefdom78,38976,281
MalegohunChiefdom12,22420,544
NiawaChiefdom8,4967,815
NomoChiefdom4,1055,491
NongowaChiefdom51,48645,562
SimbaruChiefdom18,37517,397
Small BoChiefdom31,19329,498
TunkiaChiefdom21,33036,054
WandorChiefdom17,41420,326
KoinaduguDistrict265,758409,372
Dembelia-Sinkunia (Dembelia Sikunia)Chiefdom13,92121,449
DiangChiefdom19,70029,063
Folosaba DembeliaChiefdom14,55220,919
KasunkoChiefdom20,35724,796
MongoChiefdom29,29447,836
NeyaChiefdom33,42642,704
NieniChiefdom39,10778,199
SengbeChiefdom22,45838,016
SulimaChiefdom20,06235,639
Wara Wara BafodiaChiefdom25,71334,606
Wara Wara YagalaChiefdom27,16836,145
KonoDistrict335,401506,100
FiamaChiefdom9,09115,455
GbaneChiefdom14,81324,404
Gbane KandorChiefdom4,16311,903
GbenseChiefdom24,59915,864
Gorama KonoChiefdom11,64318,294
KamaraChiefdom12,53819,412
KoiduCity80,025128,030
LeiChiefdom16,45226,966
MafindorChiefdom6,80113,703
NimikoroChiefdom44,29561,225
NimiyamaChiefdom26,14028,168
SandorChiefdom49,97189,879
SoaChiefdom21,24939,250
TankoroChiefdom11,0148,501
ToliChiefdom2,6075,046
MoyambaDistrict260,910318,588
BagruwaChiefdom18,98927,623
BumpehChiefdom32,36337,445
DasseChiefdom10,87913,217
FakunyaChiefdom22,32727,646
KagboroChiefdom31,15034,862
KaiyambaChiefdom21,66925,749
KamajeiChiefdom8,54910,165
KongboraChiefdom11,33110,328
KoriChiefdom29,04330,514
KowaChiefdom7,0829,752
Lower BantaChiefdom25,95437,317
RibbiChiefdom25,16333,165
TimdaleChiefdom8,19210,292
Upper BantaChiefdom8,21910,513
Port LokoDistrict453,746615,376
Bureh Kasseh MakontehChiefdom32,17440,179
Buya RomendeChiefdom27,88134,281
DibiaChiefdom15,07715,519
Kaffu BullomChiefdom69,637120,490
KoyaChiefdom63,61485,177
LokomasamaChiefdom72,34878,276
MaforkiChiefdom68,04286,764
MarampaChiefdom36,10859,323
MasimeraChiefdom32,84540,843
Sanda MagbolontChiefdom15,08823,731
Tinkatupa Maka SafrokoChiefdom20,93230,793
PujehunDistrict228,392346,461
BarriChiefdom32,24536,905
Galliness PerriChiefdom27,07254,691
KpakaChiefdom12,82716,468
MakpeleChiefdom21,95531,080
MalenChiefdom22,09049,263
Mono Sakrim (Mano Sakrim)Chiefdom7,53612,893
Panga KabondeChiefdom33,27049,340
Panga KrimChiefdom6,6518,969
Pejeh (Futa Pejeh)Chiefdom10,33413,600
Soro GbemaChiefdom31,97742,292
SowaChiefdom15,40217,136
Yakemu KpukumuChiefdom7,03313,824
TonkoliliDistrict347,197531,435
GbonkolenkenChiefdom47,83867,705
Kafe SimiriaChiefdom19,81736,670
KalansogoiaChiefdom16,40635,864
Kholifa MabangChiefdom12,46016,666
Kholifa RowalaChiefdom47,67566,128
KunikeChiefdom42,96874,415
Kunike BarinaChiefdom13,41125,245
Malal MaraChiefdom14,02530,953
SambayaChiefdom22,72831,993
TaneChiefdom22,24233,285
YoniChiefdom87,627112,511
Western Area RuralDistrict174,249444,270
Koya RuralWard22,99670,423
Mountain RuralWard9,92530,488
Waterloo RuralWard77,791213,778
York RuralWard63,537129,581
Western Area Urban (Freetown)District772,8731,055,964
Central IWard50,27162,499
Central IIWard20,13521,413
East IWard55,16661,244
East IIWard79,93489,530
East IIIWard316,409448,572
West IWard46,31953,981
West IIWard91,345130,149
West IIIWard113,294188,576
Sierra LeoneRepublic4,976,8717,092,113

Source: Statistics Sierra Leone (web).

Explanation: Area figures are derived from geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2015)
males3,490,978
females3,601,135
Urbanization (C 2015)
rural4,187,016
urban2,905,097