| Gbalamuya | |
| 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: | Kambia District |
| Government Type: | Traditional Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Chief |
| Leader Name: | Momodu Fofanah[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 9.1167°N -67°W |
Gbalamuya is a town in Kambia District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone.[2] Gbalamuya shares international border with the town of Pamelap located in the Republic of Guinea. Gbalamuya is a busy trading, transportation and business center. Gbalamuya is located about 35 miles from Kambia, and about 130 miles northwest of Freetown.
The majority of the population of Gbalamuya are members of the Susu ethnic group; though there is a large minority of other ethnic groups.
The overwhelming majority of the population of Gbalamuya is Muslim. The town has a sizable Christian minority population as well. The town chief of Gbalamuya is Momodu Fofanah[1] On June 5, 2015, Sierra Leone's president Ernest Bai Koroma met the president of Guinea Alpha Conde in Gbalamuya, along the Guinea border as part of a bilateral surveillance and collaboration to end the Ebola virus in Guinea and Sierra Leone.[2]