Kaima is a small

rural In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are descri ...

town in

Kono District Kono District is a Districts of Sierra Leone, district in the Eastern Province, Sierra Leone, Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Koidu, Koidu Town. Motema is the second most populous city in the district. The other m ...

in the Eastern Province of

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. The town lies about to Yengema and to

Koidu Town Koidu Town (or Sefadu) is the capital and largest city of the diamond-rich Kono District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The population of Koidu Town is 124,6based on the 2015 Sierra Leone national census. Koidu Town is the fifth larg ...

. The population of Kaima is estimated at 2,217 (2009). The town has two primary schools and one government secondary school named the Kaima Secondary School. The town also has a

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run by the

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Force. The Kono ethnic group form almost the entire population and are the most dominant ethnic group in the town, though small numbers of Mandingo and

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reside in the town as traders. The Mandingo and Fula have settled in the town over 125 years ago.

References

{{reflist Populated places in Sierra Leone Eastern Province, Sierra Leone