Bumpe

Bumpe
Bumpe

Location in Sierra Leone

Coordinates: 7°53′31″N 11°54′09″W / 7.89194°N 11.90250°W / 7.89194; -11.90250Coordinates: 7°53′31″N 11°54′09″W / 7.89194°N 11.90250°W / 7.89194; -11.90250
Country  Sierra Leone
Province Southern Province
District Bo District
Population (2013)
  Total 16,123
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Bumpe is a small town in Bo District in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. As of 2013 it had an estimated population of 16,123.[1] The town is located south-west of Bo.

The town is also known as Bompeh, and both names are applied to a local river. Sir Samuel Rowe, the British Colonial Governor, visited the area in 1880.[2]

Pan Pacific Investments Corporation (SL) Limited has a license to mine for diamonds in Bompeh.[3]

References

  1. "Bumpeh". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. "Three maps, comprising four items (of territory now in SierraLeone)". The National Archive (UK).
  3. "Industrial Mining Activity in Sierra leone" (PDF). Ministry of Mines & Mineral Resources, Sierra Leone.


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