Kossoh Town Explained

Official Name:Kossoh Town
Pushpin Map:Sierra Leone
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Sierra Leone
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Sierra Leone
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Western Area
Subdivision Type2:District
Government Type:Village council
Leader Title:Village Head
Leader Name:Victor Haffner http://www.nec-sierraleone.org/index_files/2013_P_Release/Village%20Head%20Elections%20Statement_%20Final%20_%201JULY2013.pdfhttp://cocorioko.net/app/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1688&Itemid=1
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2010
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:8.3333°N -17°W

Kossoh Town is a coastal village around the peninsular in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. The village lies about ten miles east of Freetown, and is in close proximity to the neighborhood village of Jui. Kossoh town seat around a large forest reserve. The major industry in the village is farming and coal mining.

Kossoh town is home to a large police academy training center of the Sierra Leone Police force. The inhabitants of Kosso Town are mostly from the Creole, Loko, Fula, Limba and Temne ethnic groups. The village is home to large Christian and Muslim population.

History

Kosso Town was founded as a land for freed slaves from England. The Loko people are believed to have lived in what is now Kosso Town before the arrival of the freed slaves.

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