Northwestern Sierra Leone

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Northwestern Sierra Leone is a geographic area of Sierra Leone that serves as a primary homeland and cultural center for the Temne people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
colonialHistory part of British Sierra Leone Protectorate
containsCity Lungi
Lunsar
Makeni
Port Loko
country Sierra Leone
culturalCenterOf Temne people
demographicFeature predominantly rural population
ethnicMajority Temne people
hasClimate tropical monsoon climate
hasCulturalPractice Bondo society
Poro society
Temne oral traditions
rice-based cuisine
secret societies
hasEconomicActivity cassava farming
fishing
rice farming
small-scale trade
subsistence agriculture
hasEthnicGroup Fula people
linked to: Fulani

Limba people
Temne people
hasLanguage Krio language
Temne language
hasReligion Christianity
Sunni Islam
hasSeason dry season
rainy season
hasTraditionalLeadership Temne chiefs
linked to: Temne people
hasTransportationInfrastructure Lungi International Airport vicinity
hasVegetation mangrove swamps along coast
savanna woodland
homelandOf Temne people
locatedIn Sierra Leone
West Africa
partOf North West Province, Sierra Leone
Northern Province, Sierra Leone
playsRoleIn national rice production of Sierra Leone
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
usesCurrency Sierra Leonean leone

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Temne region Northwestern Sierra Leone
Loko primaryRegion Northwest Province of Sierra Leone
linked to: Northwestern Sierra Leone
Northern Province of Sierra Leone borders North West Province of Sierra Leone
linked to: Northwestern Sierra Leone
Northwestern Sierra Leone partOf North West Province, Sierra Leone
linked to: Northwestern Sierra Leone
Temne people primaryRegion Northwestern Sierra Leone