Kissi Tongi 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: | Buedu |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 33,457 |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 8.2167°N -10.3583°W |
Kissi Tongi Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Kailahun District of Sierra Leone with a population of 33,457.[1] Its principal town is Buedu. During the Sierra Leone Civil War the Kissi Tongi Chiefdom was one of the major strongholds of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). The War Office of the RUF was opened in Buedu in February 1998,[2] and Kissi Tongi was one of the last chiefdoms to be disarmed in January 2002.[3]