Southern Province, Sierra Leone

The Southern Province (Krio: Sawt Prɔvins) is one of the four provinces of Sierra Leone. It covers an area of 20,201 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.

Southern Province Sawt Prɔvins
Province
Country	Sierra Leone
Capital	Bo
Area
• Total	20,201 km2 (7,800 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)
• Total	1,830,881
• Density	91/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)

Geography

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
• North West Province: northwest
• Northern Province: northeast
• 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]

Religion

Religion in Southern Province (2015)[2][full citation needed]
Religion			Percent(%)
Islam			79.9%
Christianity			19.2%
Baháʼí			0.0%
Traditional African religions			0.0%
Other			0.6%
No Religion			0.3%

See also

• Subdivisions of Sierra Leone