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Bonthe
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Bonthe is a coastal town located on Sherbro Island in Bonthe District in the southern Province of Sierra Leone. The town lies on the eastern shore of Sherbro Island, on the Sherbro River estuary. Bonthe is about 60 miles south-west of Bo and 187 miles south-east of Freetown.

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Place details

Locality
Bonthe
Region
Bonthe District
Country
Sierra Leone
Population
10,206
Timezone
Africa/Freetown

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Bonthe
Settlement.image_skyline
Medina Street, Bonthe, Sierra Leone - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Medina Street, Bonthe
Settlement.pushpin_map
Sierra Leone
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Sierra Leone
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Sierra Leone
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Southern Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Bonthe District
Settlement.government_type
City council
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Layemin Joe Sandi (SLPP)
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2010
Settlement.population_total
10,206 (estimated)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Located in
Bonthe District
Elevation
5
Capital of
Sherbro Island
Image
Medina Street, Bonthe, Sierra Leone - panoramio.jpg
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Bonthe is a coastal town located on Sherbro Island in Bonthe District in the southern Province of Sierra Leone. The town lies on the eastern shore of Sherbro Island, on the Sherbro River estuary. Bonthe is about 60 miles south-west of Bo and 187 miles south-east of Freetown.

Bonthe is by far the smallest of Sierra Leone's six municipalities and is directly governed by a city council, headed by a mayor. The municipality of Bonthe had a population of 9,535 in the 2004 census, with a current estimate of 10,206.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bonthe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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