Bo District (Bo District)
Bo District borders Kenema District to the east, Tonkolili District to the north, Moyamba District to the west, Bonthe District to the southwest and Pujehun District to the south. The district population as of 2015 is 574,201. Bo District occupies a total area of 5,219 km2 and is subdivided into fifteen chiefdoms.
The population of Bo District is mainly from the Mende ethnic group, though the city of Bo has a very ethnic diverse population.
Bo District has its own directly elected local government called District Council and is where executive and legislative authority is vested at local level within Bo District. The Bo District Council is Headed by a council chairman, who is an elected official and is responsible for the general management of the district. The current council Chairman of Bo District is Joseph Munda Bindi of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), following his election victory in the 2018 Sierra Leone local election.
The city of Bo also has its own directly elected city council headed by a mayor. The current mayor of Bo is Harold Logie Tucker, he is a member of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). Bo District is a stronghold of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party.
Map - Bo District (Bo District)
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It is a constitutional republic with a unicameral parliament and a directly elected president serving a five-year term with a maximum of two terms. It is a secular nation with the constitution providing for the separation of state and religion and freedom of conscience (which includes freedom of thoughts and religion). Muslims make up about three-quarters of the population, with a Christian minority.
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SLL | Sierra Leonean leone | Le | 2 |
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EN | English language |