Koidu
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Koidu Town (or Sefadu; officially known as Koidu City) is the capital and largest city of the Kono District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its population is 128,030 based on the 2015 census. It is the fifth largest city in Sierra Leone by population, after Freetown, Kenema, Bo and Makeni. It lies approximately 280 miles east of Freetown, and about 60 miles north of Kenema.
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- Locality
- Koidu
- Region
- Kono District
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Population
- 128,030
- Timezone
- Africa/Freetown
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Koidu Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- KoiduStreet.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Main street in Koidu in the 1980s
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sierra Leone
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Eastern Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kono District
- Settlement.government_type
- City Council
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Komba Sam(C4C)
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Governing Body
- Settlement.leader_name2
- Koidu–New Sembehun City Council
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2015 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 128,030
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- KoiduStreet.jpg
- Dialing code
- 54
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- Commons category
- Koidu
- P12749
- Heidekreis
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- 2007 and 2012 protests
- Government
- Ethnicity
- Health
- Culture
- Media
- Sport
- Education
- Secondary Schools in Koidu Town
- Notable people from Koidu town
- References
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