Koindu
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Koindu
Koindu, Kailahun District | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone |
| Province | Eastern Province |
| District | Kailahun District |
| Chiefdom | Kissi Teng |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (GMT) |
Koindu[2] is a town in Kailahun District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Koindu should not be confused with Koidu, which is a major diamond mining town in Kono District[3] and market center.[4] The population of Koindu is estimated at 16,751. Koindu lies approximately 63 miles from Kenema and about 230 miles east of Freetown.
The population of Koindu is largely from the Kissi ethnic group.[5]
Gallery
[edit | edit source]Students celebrate with traditional dancing in Koindu, Kailahun District, Sierra Leone The remains of a school in Koindu damaged during the Sierra Leone Civil War by RUF rebel forces
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Sahr Senesie, German football star
Notes
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). dissertation at Conflict Resolution Institute, University of Denver.
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