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Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and envi ...

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Province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

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Kono District Kono District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Koidu Town. Motema is the second most populous city in the district. The other major towns in the district include Yengema, Tombodu, Jaiama ...

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in the Eastern Province of

. The town is located immediately outside Koidu Town, the largest city in Kono District. Motema has a population of 30,452 and lies about 270 miles east of

Freetown Freetown () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, e ...

. The town is home to one of the largest

police stations A police station is a facility operated by police or a similar law enforcement agency that serves to accommodate police officers and other law enforcement personnel. The role served by a police station varies by agency, type, and jurisdiction, ...

in Sierra Leone. The primary language of communication in the town is the

Krio language The Sierra Leonean Creole or Krio is an English-based creole language that is the lingua franca and de facto national language spoken throughout the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Krio is spoken by 96 percent of the country's population, ...

Diamond development

The Town is home to many foreign diamonder employees as well as

middle class The middle class refers to a class of people in the middle of a social hierarchy, often defined by occupation, income, education, or social status. The term has historically been associated with modernity, capitalism and political debate. C ...

Sierra Leonean diamond exporter.

Ethnicity and Religion

The population of Motema is ethnically diverse, with no ethnic group forming the majority of the population.

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

account about 60% of the population and

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

at about 40%.

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in the city is extremely rare. Popular religious centres are: # The Masjid Taqwa (commonly referred to as Big Mosque or Market Mosque) which is located next to central market. # Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church located along the Masingbi Road within the Fulah Town section of the town.

Town Chief

The current town chief is Sahr Bundor. Chief Bundor is from the Kono ethnic group. He was elected to the position after defeating the late Tamba James.

Primary schools

The prominent primary schools are the Ahmadiyya, Roman Catholic and United Methodist Church.

Sport

Like the rest of Sierra Leone, football is the most popular sport in the town of Motema. The town does not have a major football club; however, the Diamond Stars of Kono represent Motema and the rest of the Kono District in the

Sierra Leone National Premier League Sierra Leone National Premier League is a professional football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by Leone Rock Metal Group. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpool are the two biggest and most successful clubs ...

, the top football league in the country. In 1992 Diamond Stars FC of Kono created Sierra Leonean football history after becoming the first team from outside the capital Freetown to win the title. (Source BBC Sport: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/18954997) Populated places in Sierra Leone Eastern Province, Sierra Leone