Place:Itta Bena, Leflore, Mississippi, United States

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NameItta Bena
TypeCity
Coordinates33.496°N 90.322°W
Located inLeflore, Mississippi, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Itta Bena City Cemetery
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Itta Bena is a city in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,049 at the 2010 census. The town's name is derived from the Choctaw phrase iti bina, meaning "forest camp". Itta Bena is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area. It developed as a trading center of an area of cotton plantations.

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