Sewafe is a diamond-mining town in
Kono District in the
Eastern Province of
Sierra Leone. The town is 30
miles
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west of
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 largest city in Kono District) and about 220 miles east of
Freetown, on the
highway linking Koidu Town to
Kenema. Sewafe had an estimated population of 5,249 in 2009.
The town has a government hospital and two
police stations run by the
Sierra Leone Police Force
The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) is the national police force of the Republic of Sierra Leone. It is primarily responsible for law enforcement and crime investigation throughout Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone Police is under the jurisdiction of the ...
.
Ethnicity
The population of Sewafe is almost entirely part of the
Kono ethnic group. Both the
Kono language and the
Krio language are widely spoken.
Education
The town has four primary schools, two secondary schools, a
police station. Like in all parts of Sierra Leone,
primary education in the town is free and compulsory.
References
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Populated places in Sierra Leone
Eastern Province, Sierra Leone