Kenema

Kenema
Kenema
Administration
Pays Drapeau de Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Province Province de l'Est
District District de Kenema
Maire Evans Brima Gbemeh
Géographie
Coordonnées 7° 53′ 00″ Nord
       11° 11′ 00″ Ouest
/ 7.883333, -11.183333
Démographie
Population 164 125 hab.
Localisation
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Kenema

Kenema est la troisième plus grande ville de la Sierra Leone. Elle est située dans le district de Kenema dans la province orientale à environ 300 km à l'est-sud-est de la capitale Freetown et a une population estimée à 164 125 habitants.

La ville est un important centre de commerce des diamants grâce à des gisements dont le premier a été découvert en 1931 et sert de centre économique et financier du pays.

Religion

Article détaillé : Liste des évêques de Kenema.

Kenema est le siège d'un évêché catholique créé le 11 novembre 1970.


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