Pujehun
Place in Southern Province, Sierra Leone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pujehun is the capital of Pujehun District in the Southern Province. The current estimate of the population of Pujehun is 20,121 people.[citation needed]
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Pujehun, Sierra Leone | |
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Coordinates: 7°21′2″N 11°43′5″W | |
Country | Sierra Leone |
Province | Southern Province |
District | Pujehun District |
Population | |
• Total | 20,121 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (GMT) |
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Pujehun is a rural town and is the commercial and administrative center of Pujehun District. Pujehun lies about 50 miles south of Bo, and about 200 miles -south-east of Freetown. The inhabitants of Pujehun are largely from the Mende ethnic group, although like with virtually all areas in Sierra Leone, the Krio language of the Sierra Leone Creole people is the most widely spoken.[2][3]