Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone

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The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone are the third-level units of administration in Sierra Leone.

Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone.

History and organisation 1
Eastern Province 2
- Kailahun District 2.1
- Kenema District 2.2
- Kono District 2.3
Northern Province 3
- Bombali District 3.1
- Kambia District 3.2
- Koinadugu District 3.3
- Port Loko District 3.4
- Tonkolili District 3.5
Southern Province 4
- Bo District 4.1
- Bonthe District 4.2
- Moyamba District 4.3
- Pujehun District 4.4
See also 5
References 6
External links 7

History and organisation

The

External links

^ ^a ^b The Chiefdoms of Sierra LeoneTristan Reed and James A. Robinson, , Scholar, Harvard University, 15 July 2013, Document available online, accessed 30 April 2014
^ ^a ^b ^c Daron Acemoglu, Tristan Reed. and James A. Robinson. "Chiefs: Economic Development and Elite Control of Civil Society in Sierra Leone", Stanford University, 29 August 2013, accessed 30 April 2014
^ Acemoglu et al. (2013), "Chiefs: Economic Development", p. 4

References

Administrative divisions of Sierra Leone

Southern Province

Tonkolili District

Gbonkolenken – Yele
Kafe Simiria – Mabonto
Kalansongoia – Bumbuna
Kholifa Mabang – Mabang
Kholifa Rowalla – Magburaka
Kunike Barina – Makali
Kunike – Masingbi
Malal Mara – Rochin
Sambaia – Bendugu
Tane – Matotoka
Yoni – Yonibana

Kambia District

Briama – Kukuna
Gbinle Dixing – Tawaya
Magbema – Kambia
Mambolo – Mambolo
Masungbala – Kawulia
Samu – Kychum
Tonko Limba – Madina

Northern Province

Eastern Province

The districts of Sierra Leone are divided into 149 chiefdoms of chieftaincies, as listed below as of 2011.^[1]

Some chieftaincies have several ruling families, and the differences among them in terms of economic progress has been subject to study in 2013.^[2] They found there was a positive relationship between the number of ruling families in a chieftaincy and educational, health and economic outcomes in terms of human capital.^[3]

The hereditary paramount chiefs and their sub-chiefs were the sole local government in Sierra Leone until 2004, when the World Bank sponsored the creation of elected local councils. Local notables, known as the Tribal Authority, elect paramount chiefs for life from among the ruling families in each chieftaincy recognized by the British administration in 1896.^[2]

^[2] Typically, chiefs have the power to "raise taxes, control the judicial system, and allocate land, the most important resource in rural areas."[1]

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Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone