| Official Name: | Bendugu |
| Pushpin Map: | Sierra Leone |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sierra Leone |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sierra Leone |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Falaba District |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 8.6167°N -21°W |
Bendugu is the capital and largest town of Falaba District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leonehttps://awoko.org/2017/05/02/sierra-leone-news-new-northern-district-to-be-called-falaba/. Bendugu is a very rural town and is also the seat of Mongo Chiefdom. Bendugu is located in close proximity to the international border with the Republic of Guinea. Bendugu is about 85 miles to Kabala, and is 300 miles east of Freetown. The main economic activity in the town is farming.
The vast majority of the population of Bendugu are from the Kuranko and Yalunka ethnic groups. The overwhelming majority of the residents of Bendugu are Muslims, with a small Christian minority. As with most parts of Sierra Leone, the Krio language of the Sierra Leone Creole people is the most widely spoken language in Bendugu.[1] [2]