Pujehun District


Pujehun District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Pujehun District is one of the sixteen districts of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is the town of Pujehun. The other major towns in the district include Sahn Malen, Zimmi, Jendema, and Potoru. As of 2015, the district has a population of 345,577.
The district of Pujehun borders the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest, the Republic of Liberia to the southeast, Kenema District to the northeast, Bo District to the north and Bonthe District to the west. It occupies a total space of 4,105 km2 and comprises twelve chiefdoms.
The population of Pujehun District is mainly from the Mende ethnic group, though minority ethnic groups are also found in the district. Pujehun District is a large Muslim majority district, though there is a significant Christian minority as well.

History

In 1982 the Ndogboyosoi War was fought in the district.

Geography

Pujehun District is located at the southeast corner of Sierra Leone bordering Atlantic Ocean in the southwest and the Liberia to the southeast. The climate is tropical with a wet and dry seasons. At the 2004 census the population of Pujehun District was 234,234; the estimated population in 2010 was 276,970. The district has one of the lowest population densities of Sierra Leone, with most people living in villages of less than 2,000 residents.

Economy

Diamond mining is a major economic activity in the district, as well as agricultural production of cassava, coffee, and cacao.

Government

Pejehun District has six representatives in the Sierra Leonean Parliament, of which five members were elected to a 5-year term. Below are Pejehun District Representatives in the Parliament:
Former Ministers from Pujehun District:

Administrative divisions

Chiefdoms

Pre-2017

Prior to the 2017 local administrative reorganization, Pujehun District was made up of twelve chiefdoms as the third level of administrative subdivision.
  1. Barri – Potoru
  2. Gallines Perri – Blama
  3. Kpaka – Masam
  4. Kpanga Kagonde – Pujehun
  5. Makpele – Zimmi
  6. Malen – Sahn
  7. Mano Sakrim – Gbonjema
  8. Panga Krim – Gobaru
  9. Peje – Futta
  10. Soro Gbema – Fairo
  11. Sowa – Bandajuma
  12. Yekomo Kpukumu Krim – Karlu

Post-2017

After the 2017 local administrative reorganization, Pujehun District has been made up of fourteen chiefdoms as the third level of administrative subdivision.
  1. Barri – Potoru
  2. Gallines – ?
  3. Kagonde – ?
  4. Kpaka – Masam
  5. Kpanga – Pujehun
  6. Makpele – Zimmi
  7. Malen – Sahn
  8. Mano Sakrim – Gbonjema
  9. Panga Krim – Gobaru
  10. Peje – Futta
  11. Perri – Blama
  12. Soro Gbema – Fairo
  13. Sowa – Bandajuma
  14. Yekomo Kpukumu – Karlu
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