Southern Sierra Leone
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Southern Sierra Leone is a region of Sierra Leone known for its predominantly Mende population, rich cultural traditions, and largely rural, agricultural communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Sierra Leone canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | region of Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| borders |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Eastern Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| commonCrops |
cassava
ⓘ
cocoa ⓘ coffee ⓘ palm oil ⓘ rice ⓘ |
| country | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeDivision |
Bo District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bonthe District NERFINISHED ⓘ Moyamba District NERFINISHED ⓘ Pujehun District NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Province, Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalCharacteristic |
rich Mende cultural traditions
ⓘ
strong rural traditions ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Poro society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sande society NERFINISHED ⓘ secret societies ⓘ storytelling traditions ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ |
| hasEconomicCharacteristic |
largely rural
ⓘ
predominantly agricultural ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature |
coastal areas
ⓘ
forest zones ⓘ inland plains ⓘ mangrove swamps ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureCharacteristic |
limited urban development
ⓘ
predominantly village settlements ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Krio language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mende language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorEthnicGroup | Mende people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorTown |
Bo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bonthe NERFINISHED ⓘ Moyamba NERFINISHED ⓘ Pujehun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | predominantly Mende ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| hasSeason |
dry season
ⓘ
rainy season ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sierra Leone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
cash crop agriculture
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.