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

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Mende region Bonthe District