Back Порт Локо (окръг) Bulgarian Port Loko District CEB Port Loko (Distrikt) German Πορτ Λόκο Greek Distrito de Port Loko Spanish Port Lokon piirikunta Finnish Distrik Port Loko ID Distretto di Port Loko Italian Port Loko (district) Dutch Dystrykt Port Loko Polish
Port Loko District | |
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 Flag | |
 Location of Port Loko District in Sierra Leone | |
| Coordinates: 8°45′N 12°40′W / 8.750°N 12.667°W | |
| Country | Sierra Leone |
| Province | North West |
| Capital | Port Loko |
| Largest city | Lunsar |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Council |
| • District Council Chairman | Ibrahim Santigie Bangura[1] (APC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,719 km2 (2,208 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 614,063 |
| • Rank | 4th |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.388[3] low · 9th |
Port Loko District is a district in the North West Province of Sierra Leone. It is the most populous district in the North and the second most populous district in Sierra Leone, after Western Area Urban District. As of the 2015 census, Port Loko District has a population of 614,063.[2] The district capital is the town of Port Loko and its largest city is Lunsar. The other major towns in the district include Masiaka, Rokupr, Pepel, Lungi and Gbinti.
The district of Port Loko borders the Western Area to the west, Kambia District to the north, Bombali District to the east and Tonkolili District to the south. The district occupies a total area of 5,719 km2 (2,208 sq mi) and comprises eleven chiefdoms. The population of Port Loko District is predominantly Muslim and the Temne people form by far the largest ethnic group in the district.
- ^ https://electiondata.io/elected-officials/chairperson [bare URL]
- ^ a b Pratt, Regina (1 April 2016). "Sierra Leone: 'Sierra Leone Population Is Now Over Seven Million'". Retrieved 10 October 2016 – via AllAfrica.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.