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Koidu
Eastern Province, Sierra Leone · Africa
About Koidu
Koidu sits on the route: 10 minutes from Simbakoro.
Koidu is in Eastern Province, Sierra Leone, with about 130,000 people. The nearest town is Simbakoro, about 5 km away.
Koidu Town (or Sefadu; officially known as Koidu City) is the capital and largest city of the Kono District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its population is 128,030 based on the 2015 census. It is the fifth largest city in Sierra Leone by population, after Freetown, Kenema, Bo and Makeni. It liesRead more
approximately 280 miles east of Freetown, and about 60 miles north of Kenema.
Koidu Town is a major urban, business, commercial and diamond trade center. Two of the world's ten largest and most famous rough diamonds were found in the Woyie River that flows through Koidu Town.
The mayor of Koidu City and members of the Koidu-New Sembehun city council are directly elected every four years. The current mayor of Koidu Town is Komba Sam of the Sierra Leone People's Party political party. Koidu is not a stronghold of any political party; the city is home to large support of both the Sierra Leone People's Party and the All People's Congress.
Koidu is one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse cities in Sierra Leone. The city is inhabited by many ethnic groups, with no ethnic group forming a majority. The Krio language is by far the most widely spoken language in Koidu Town and is the primary language of communication in the city. Sierra Leone's vice president Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, Sierra Leone's First Lady Fatima Bio and Sierra Leone's former vice president Samuel Sam-Sumana were born and raised in the city.
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Koidu is in Eastern Province, Sierra Leone, about 5 km from Simbakoro.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 128,030
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Timezone
- Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates
- 8.6439, -10.9714
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