Magburaka is the

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and largest city of Tonkolili District in the Northern Province of

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. Its population was 16,313 in the 2004 census. and a current estimate of 40,313. It is located at around , along the Rokel River. Magburaka lies just about 26 miles (42 km) drive south-west of Makeni, the economic center of Northern Sierra Leone and about 80 miles (135 km) drive east of the country's capital

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. Magburaka is a trade center and is one of the main cities in Northern Sierra Leone. As with most parts of Sierra Leone, the Krio language of the Sierra Leone Creole people is the most widely spoken language in Magburaka. Magburaka is an educational center and is home to the Magburaka Government Secondary School for Boys, the first western standard

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built in the Northern Sierra Leone. The school is one of the elite secondary schools in Sierra Leone and is well known for producing some of the most gifted students in the country. Sierra Leone's former president Ernest Bai Koroma is a graduate of the Government Secondary School for Boys. The city is home to the

Magburaka Technical Institute Magburaka Technical Institute is a two-year technical college located in Magburaka, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone. It was established in 1975. The school awards diplomas and Academic certificate, certificates in areas such as Engineering, Elect ...

, a two-year

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and a university which is known as Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology. The Golden Dragon F.C., which is based in Magburaka, represent the city in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in the country.

Government

The city along with the entire Tonkolili District is a stronghold of the APC.

Education

Magburaka is the educational center of Northern Sierra Leone. The city is home to the Magburaka Government Secondary School for Boys, the first

built in Northern Sierra Leone; the school is one of the elite secondary schools in Sierra Leone and is well known for producing some of the most gifted students in the country. The city is also home to the first Girls Secondary School in the North, Mathora.

Sport

Like the rest of Sierra Leone,

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is the most popular sport in Magburaka. The major football club that represent the city and the entire Tonkolili District is the Golden Dragon F.C., which is currently playing in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in the country.

Notable people from Magburaka

Minkailu Bah Minkailu Bah (died 18 May 2020, Magburaka, Tonkolili District) was a Sierra Leonean politician and Lecturer and served as Sierra Leone's Minister of Education, Youth and Sports. Born in Magburaka Magburaka is the Capital (political), capital an ...

, Sierra Leone's minister of Education, Youth and Sports

Transport

References

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