The North West Province, () also known as North Western Province, () Post 2017 the north West Province use to be part of Northern Province, Today its covers the northwest part of the

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state of

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 ...

. It is one of the five administrative regions of Sierra Leone. The province was created in 2017 from the Northern Province. The three districts of Kambia, Karene and

Port Loko Port Loko is the capital of Port Loko District and since 2017 the North West Province of Sierra Leone. The city had a population of 21,961 in the 2004 census and current estimate of 44,900. Port Loko lies approximately north-east of Freetown. ...

make up the North Western Province of Sierra Leone. The province has a total of 34

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and a population of 1,162,065 inhabitants (as of 2017). The administrative capital of the North West province is

Borders

The North Western Province has the following borders: *

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: north *

Mamou Region Mamou Region () is located in central Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Faranah, Labé Labé ( Pular: 𞤂𞤢𞤦𞤫) is the main city and administrative capital of the Fouta Djallon region of ...

: north * North Province: east *

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: southwest * Southern Province: south.

Economic activities

The main economic activities in the North West province is

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and

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, including

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and diamond. The

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is by far the largest single ethnic group in the North West, especially in Port Loko and Karine Districts where the Temne is a large majority. The Temne also form the single largest ethnic group, though short of

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, in

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 ...

in the North West. Kambia District is more ethnically diverse and home to a significant ethnic minorities population. About 87% of the population of the North Western Province is

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; and about 12%

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References

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