| Official Name: | Kwama |
| 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: | Town council |
| Leader Title: | Town Head |
| Leader Name: | Sulaiman Sankoh http://www.nec-sierraleone.org/index_files/2013_P_Release/Village%20Head%20Elections%20Statement_%20Final%20_%201JULY2013.pdf |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 6,000 http://www.eupromotions.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=92:2012-eupromotions-brings-water-in-sierra-leone&lang=de |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 8.3333°N -17°W |
Kwama is a rural town that is made up of several combine villages along the peninsular in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. Kwama lies approximately seven miles from Waterloohttp://awoko.org/2008/12/10/boost-for-orphans/ and about twenty one miles east of Freetownhttp://www.weather-forecast.com/locations/Kwama/forecasts/latest. Kwama seats on the Freetown-Waterloo highway. The major economic activity in Kwama is farming. As of 2012 the population of Kwama is estimated at 6,000 people http://www.eupromotions.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=92:2012-eupromotions-brings-water-in-sierra-leone&lang=de
The population of Kwama is predominantly from the Loko ethnic group. Minority ethnic groups in Kwama include the Limba and Temne.
Although Kwama is part of the Western Area Rural District Council, Kwama has its own locally directly elected Town Council headed by a Town Head. The current Town Head of Kwama is Sulaiman Sankoh, who was elected in the 2013 Kwama Town Head municipal electionhttp://www.nec-sierraleone.org/index_files/2013_P_Release/Village%20Head%20Elections%20Statement_%20Final%20_%201JULY2013.pdf.