Sewafe Explained

Official Name:Sewafe, Kono District
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:Eastern Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kono District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:(2009 estimate)
Population Total:5,249[1]
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:8.6167°N -21°W

Sewafe is a diamond-mining town in Kono District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The town is 30 miles west of Koidu Town (the largest city in Kono District) and about 220 miles east of Freetown, on the highway linking Koidu Town to Kenema. Sewafe had an estimated population of 5,249 in 2009. The town has a government hospital and two police stations run by the Sierra Leone Police Force.

Ethnicity

The population of Sewafe is almost entirely part of the Kono ethnic group. Both the Kono language and the Krio language are widely spoken.

Education

The town has four primary schools, two secondary schools, a police station. Like in all parts of Sierra Leone, primary education in the town is free and compulsory.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Gazetteer: Jaiama-Sewafe - profile of geographical entity . https://archive.today/20130209114344/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=gamelan&geo=-6642&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=354724875 . dead . 9 February 2013 . archive.is . World Gazetteer . 7 June 2018 . 9 February 2013.