Kissi Teng Chiefdom | |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sierra Leone |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sierra Leone |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kailahun District |
Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
Subdivision Name3: | Kangama |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 30,455 |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 8.4167°N -10.3333°W |
Kissi Teng Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Kailahun District of Sierra Leone with a population of 30,455.[1] Its largest town is Koindu, but its headquarters is in Kangama. The major industry in Kissi Teng Chiefdom is farming. The population of Kissi Teng Chiefdom is largely from the Kissi ethnic grouphttp://www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com/?p=2398.
During the Sierra Leone Civil War the Kissi Teng Chiefdom was one of the major strongholds of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). The RUF maintained a base in Koindu[2] and a significant presence in Kangama.[3] Kissi Teng was one of the last chiefdoms to be disarmed in January 2002 at the end of the civil war.
The dispute with Guinea over their soldiers remaining within Sierra Leone ten years after the end of the civil war centers around Yenga in Kissi Teng.[4]