Southern Province, Sierra Leone

Southern Province
Country	Sierra Leone
Capital	Bo
Area
• Total	19,694 km^2 (7,604 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	1,438,572
• Density	73/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)

The Southern Province is one of three provinces of Sierra Leone. It covers an area of 19,694 km² and has a population of 1,438,572 (2015 census). It consists of four districts (Bo, Bonthe, Moyamba, and Pujehun). Its capital and administrative center is Bo, which is also the second largest and second most populated city in Sierra Leone after the nation's capital Freetown. The population of the southern province is largely from the Mende ethnic group.

Districts

The province is divided into 4 districts.

• Bo District, capital Bo
• Bonthe District, capital Mattru Jong
• Moyamba District, capital Moyamba
• Pujehun District, capital Pujehun

Borders

Southern Province has the following borders:

• Western Area: far northwest
• Northern Province: north
• Eastern Province: east
• Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia: southeast

To the south and west of Southern Province is the Atlantic Ocean.

Ecology

Sierra Leone's last remaining stand of rainforest is at Gola.^[1]

Notes

1. Manson, Katrina and Knight, James (2012). Sierra Leone (second ed.). Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England: Brandt. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-84162-412-9.

Coordinates: 8°00′N 12°15′W / 8.000°N 12.250°W