Bumpe Explained

Bumpe
Pushpin Map:Sierra Leone
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Sierra Leone
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Sierra Leone
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Southern Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bo District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:16123
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:7.8911°N -11.9053°W

Bumpe is a small town in Bo District in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. As of 2013 it had an estimated population of 16,123.[1] The town is located south-west of Bo.

The town is also known as Bompeh, and both names are applied to a local river. Sir Samuel Rowe, the British Colonial Governor, visited the area in 1880.[2]

Pan Pacific Investments Corporation (SL) Limited has a license to mine for diamonds in Bompeh.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bumpeh. World Gazetteer. January 12, 2013. https://archive.today/20130209203818/http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-195&srt=p12n&col=adhoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=352456808. 2013-02-09. dead.
  2. Web site: Three maps, comprising four items (of territory now in SierraLeone). The National Archive (UK).
  3. Web site: Industrial Mining Activity in Sierra leone. https://web.archive.org/web/20130202193622/http://slmineralresources.org/mining_sector/industrial_mineral_rights_april08.pdf. dead. 2013-02-02. Ministry of Mines & Mineral Resources, Sierra Leone.