Official Name: | Binkolo |
Pushpin Map: | Sierra Leone |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sierra Leone |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sierra Leone |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bombali District |
Subdivision Type3: | Chiefdom |
Subdivision Name3: | Safroko Limba |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 13,867 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 8.95°N -70°W |
Binkolo is a rural town in Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone.[1] [2] Binkolo is home to an estimated 13,867 residents (2004 census). The majority of the population are from the Limba ethnic group. The town is the birthplace of Sierra Leone's second President, Joseph Saidu Momoh.[3]