Bonthe District

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Bonthe District is an administrative district in southern Sierra Leone, known for its coastal and island communities and significant Mende population.

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Bonthe District canonical 5
Bonthe District Council 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
subdivision of Sierra Leone
administrativeCenter Mattru Jong
bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
climate tropical
commonlySpokenLanguage Krio
Mende
containsIsland Sherbro Island
containsSettlement Bonthe
Mattru Jong
country Sierra Leone
ethnicGroup Mende people
Sherbro people
ethnicGroupMajority Mende people
governingBody Bonthe District Council
linked to: Bonthe District
hasCapital Mattru Jong
hasCoastline Atlantic coast of Sierra Leone
hasDrySeason November to April
hasGeographicFeature coastal islands
mangrove swamps
river estuaries
hasISO3166-2Code SL-SO
hasLargestEthnicGroup Mende people
hasLocalGovernmentType district council
hasMajorTown Bonthe
Mattru Jong
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity fishing
palm oil production
rice farming
small-scale agriculture
hasSettlementType district
hasVehicleRegistrationCode BL
hasWetSeason May to October
historicalPortTown Bonthe
knownFor coastal communities
island communities
locatedIn Southern Province, Sierra Leone
locatedOnCoastOf Sierra Leone
officialLanguage English
partOf Sierra Leone Western Area and Provinces administrative structure
Southern Province, Sierra Leone
region southern Sierra Leone
religion Christianity
Islam
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
timeZoneOffset UTC+0

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Mende region Bonthe District
Bo District borderedBy Bonthe District
Bonthe District governingBody Bonthe District Council
linked to: Bonthe District
Pujehun District border Bonthe District
Moyamba District borders Bonthe District