Gendema

Gendema
Gendema

Location in Sierra Leone

Coordinates: 7°21′2″N 11°43′5″W / 7.35056°N 11.71806°W / 7.35056; -11.71806Coordinates: 7°21′2″N 11°43′5″W / 7.35056°N 11.71806°W / 7.35056; -11.71806
Country Sierra Leone
Province Southern Province
District Pujehun District
Chiefdom Soro Gbema Chiefdom
Time zone GMT (UTC-5)

Gendema is a rural town in Pujehun District in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Gendema lies in the far Southern part of Sierra Leone, on the international border with the Republic of Liberia.[1][2][3]

Gendema is the chieftaincy seat of Soro Gbema Chiefdom[3] and is a trading center between Sierra Leoneans and Liberians across the border. The principal inhabitants of gendema are the Mende, Vai and Kissi people.

References

  1. ↑ "Travelogue On the road to Liberia Border- the Good, bad and ugly". Awako. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Lubbers hails return movements in West Africa". Relief Web. 3 February 2005.
  3. 1 2 Bundu, Bampia (2 March 2012). "In Gendema… SLPP Members Were Beaten". Africa Young Voices.
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