Kamakwie
Place in North West Province, Sierra Leone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kamakwie is a town in the North West Province of Sierra Leone. Since 2017 Kamakwie is the Capital of the Karene District in Chiefdom Sella Limba. The population of the town as estimated in late 2010, is 8,098 . The main economic activities of Kamakwie are trading and farming.
Kamakwie | |
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Coordinates: 9°30′N 12°14′W | |
Country | Sierra Leone |
Province | North West Province |
District | Karene District |
Chiefdom | Sella Limba |
Population (2010 estimate) | |
• Total | 8,098 Leone/02/Kamakwie/ |
Time zone | UTC-5 (GMT) |
The population of Kamakwie is predominantly from the Limba ethnic groups. Kamakwie is a religiously diverse town as it is home to a large population of both Muslims and Christians. The Christians of Kamakwie are mostly Wesleyan Methodist. Unlike most parts of the North of Sierra Leone, Christian missionaries had large success in converting many local people of Kamakwie into Christianity. As with most parts of Sierra Leone, the Krio language of the Sierra Leone Creole people is the most widely spoken language in Kamakwie.[1][2]