Place:Southern, Sierra Leone

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NameSouthern
Alt namesSouthernsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-165
TypeProvince
Coordinates8.017°N 12.233°W
Located inSierra Leone
Contained Places
District
Bo
Bonthe
Moyamba
Pujehun
Inhabited place
Bauya
Gbangbatok
Mano
Matru
Mongeri
Shenge
Sulima
Sumbuya
Zimmi
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The Southern Province is one of the four provinces of Sierra Leone. It covers an area of 19,694 km² and has a population of 1,438,572 (2015 census). It consists of four districts (Bo, Bonthe, Moyamba, and Pujehun). Its capital and administrative center is Bo, which is also the second largest and second most populated city in Sierra Leone after the nation's capital Freetown. The population of the southern province is largely from the Mende ethnic group.

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