| Official Name: | Southern Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name: | Sierra Leone |
| Area Total Km2: | 19694 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 census |
| Population Total: | 1,438,572 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Greenwich Mean Time |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
The Southern Province is one of the four provinces of Sierra Leone. It covers an area of 19,694 km² and has a population of 1,438,572 (2015 census). It consists of four districts (Bo, Bonthe, Moyamba, and Pujehun). Its capital and administrative center is Bo, which is also the second largest and second most populated city in Sierra Leone after the nation's capital Freetown. The population of the southern province is largely from the Mende ethnic group.
The province is divided into 4 districts.
Southern Province has the following borders:
far northwest
northwest
northeast
east
To the south and west of Southern Province is the Atlantic Ocean.
Sierra Leone's last remaining stand of rainforest is at Gola.[1]