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Port Loko District
Flag of Port Loko District
Location of Port Loko District in Sierra Leone
Location of Port Loko District in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 8°45′N 12°40′W / 8.750°N 12.667°W / 8.750; -12.667
CountrySierra Leone
ProvinceNorth West
CapitalPort Loko
Largest cityLunsar
Government
 • TypeDistrict Council
 • District Council ChairmanIbrahim Santigie Bangura[1] (APC)
Area
 • Total5,719 km2 (2,208 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)[2]
 • Total614,063
 • Rank4th
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Greenwich Mean Time)
HDI (2017)0.388[3]
low · 9th

Port Loko District is a district in the North West Province of Sierra Leone. It is the most populous district in the North and the second most populous district in Sierra Leone, after Western Area Urban District. As of the 2015 census, Port Loko District has a population of 614,063.[2] The district capital is the town of Port Loko and its largest city is Lunsar. The other major towns in the district include Masiaka, Rokupr, Pepel, Lungi and Gbinti.

The district of Port Loko borders the Western Area to the west, Kambia District to the north, Bombali District to the east and Tonkolili District to the south. The district occupies a total area of 5,719 km2 (2,208 sq mi) and comprises eleven chiefdoms. The population of Port Loko District is predominantly Muslim and the Temne people form by far the largest ethnic group in the district.

  1. ^ https://electiondata.io/elected-officials/chairperson
  2. ^ a b Pratt, Regina (1 April 2016). "Sierra Leone: 'Sierra Leone Population Is Now Over Seven Million'". Retrieved 10 October 2016 – via AllAfrica.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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