Lunsar
Sign in to saveLunsar is a town in Marampa Chiefdom, Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It is the largest town in Port Loko District by population. A 2004 estimate placed the population of Lunsar at 36,108. The town is one of the main commercial and business hubs in the North of Sierra Leone. Lunsar lies approximately 50 miles east of Freetown and about 18 miles south-east of the district capital of Port Loko. The inhabitants of Lunsar are largely from the Temne ethnic group.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lunsar
- Region
- Port Loko District
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Population
- 22,461
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Lunsar
- 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
- North West Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Port Loko District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Chiefdom
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Marampa Chiefdom
- Settlement.unit_pref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Located in
- Port Loko District
- Image
- Minor road, Lunsar, Sierra Leone - Mapillary (C9ONRfQ20-voBuoChfO7Ow).jpg
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