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Kambia (other)
Kambia may refer to: * Kambia (Sierra Leone) * Kambia District in northwestern Sierra Leone * an alternative spelling of the Greek place name Kampia (other) See also * Cambia (other) * Cambria (other) Cambria is a Latin name for Wales. Cambria may also refer to: People * Fred Cambria (born 1948), American baseball player * Joe Cambria (1890–1962), American baseball scout * Paul Cambria, American attorney Places Canada * Cambria, Alber ... * Kumbia (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kambia (Sierra Leone)
Kambia also commonly known as Kambia Town is the capital and largest town of Kambia District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Kambia is a major trading town; and lies approximately 120 miles north-east of Freetown. The town had a population of 11,842 in the 2004 census,Republic of Sierra Leone: 2004 Population and Housing Census: Analytical Report on Population Distribution, Migration and Urbanisation in Sierra Leone. ''Ibrahim Mohamed Sesay, Andrew A. Karam, Jinnah J. Ngobeh.'' Published November 2006. with a 2010 estimate being 12,47and a current estimate of 40,00 Kambia is a major Trade route, trading route along the main highway linking Sierra Leone's capital Freetown to Conakry, the capital of Guinea. Kambia town is inhabited by several different ethnic groups. The Krio language is the primary language of communication among the different ethnic groups in Kambia town. The town is predominantly Muslim. History Before the British and Portuguese arrived in Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kambia District
Kambia District is a district in the North West Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is the town of Kambia. As of the 2015 census, The District had a population of 343,686. Kambia District borders the Republic of Guinea to the north, Port Loko District to the south and Bombali District to the east. The district provides an important Trade route to or from the Sierra Leonean capital Freetown to the Guinean capital Conakry. The district occupies a total area of and is divided into seven chiefdoms. Kambia district is overwhelmingly Muslim majority. The population of the district is ethnically diverse. Kambia District is home to the largest population of ethnic Susu in Sierra Leone. Most of the Susu people in Sierra Leone live in Kambia District. The Susu along with the Temne form one of the largest ethnic groups in the district. History Before the British and Portuguese arrived in Sierra Leone, a farmer and hunter named Pa Kambi settled on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampia (other)
Kampia may refer to several villages in Cyprus and Greece: *Kampia, Chania Kampia ( el, Καμπιά) is a village close to Almirida on the north west coast of the island of Crete, Greece. It is located in Apokoronas Apokoronas ( el, Αποκόρωνας) is a municipality and a former province (επαρχία) in the ..., a village in the Chania regional unit, Crete * Kampia, Euboea, a village in Euboea * Kampia, Chios, a village on Chios * Kampia, Phthiotis, a village in Phthiotis * Kampia, Cyprus, a village near Pera Orinis {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambia (other)
Cambia is an Australian-based global non-profit social enterprise focusing on open science, biology, innovation system reform and intellectual property. Its projects include The Lens, formerly known as Patent Lens, and the Biological Innovation for Open Society Initiative. Cambia derives its name from the Spanish verb ''cambiar'', to change. History Cambia was established in 1992 by Richard Anthony Jefferson, a leading molecular biologist responsible for the invention of the GUS reporter system, with substantial early participation by Steven G HughesKate J. Wilson Andrzej Kilian, Chris A. Fields and Sujata Lakhani. Jefferson describes his vision to found a non-profit organisation in ''Innovations'', to provide more efficient and effective tools to solve the problems of agriculture and society. In 1992, Cambia relocated to Canberra, Australia from The Netherlands, to oversee and troubleshoot the Rockefeller Foundation's rice biotechnology network in Asia. During this time, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambria (other)
Cambria is a Latin name for Wales. Cambria may also refer to: People * Fred Cambria (born 1948), American baseball player * Joe Cambria (1890–1962), American baseball scout * Paul Cambria, American attorney Places Canada * Cambria, Alberta * Rural Municipality of Cambria No. 6, Saskatchewan, a rural municipality South Africa * Cambria, South Africa; see List of populated places in South Africa United States *Cambria, California *Cambria, Illinois *Cambria, Indiana *Cambria, Iowa *Cambria, Michigan *Cambria, Minnesota * Cambria, New York * Cambria Heights, Queens, a neighborhood of New York City * Cambria, Pennsylvania *Cambria, West Virginia * Cambria, Wisconsin * Cambria, Wyoming *Cambria County, Pennsylvania * Cambria Township (other) Ships * ''Cambria'' (yacht), a racing yacht * MV ''Cambria'', a ship that served the Dublin to Holyhead route from 1949 until the 1970s * SB ''Cambria'', a restored spritsail barge * SS ''Cambria'', various steams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |