Official Name: | Kaima, Kono District |
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: | Eastern Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kono District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Total: | 2,217 https://archive.today/20130209205203/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=gamelan&geo=-6642&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=355984883. |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 8.6167°N -21°W |
Kaima is a small rural town in Kono District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The town lies about 15miles to Yengema and 40miles to Koidu Town. The population of Kaima is estimated at 2,217 (2009).[1]
The town has two primary schools and one government secondary school named the Kaima Secondary School. The town also has a police station run by the Sierra Leone Police Force.
The Kono ethnic group form almost the entire population and are the most dominant ethnic group in the town, though small numbers of Mandingo and Fula reside in the town as traders. The Mandingo and Fula have settled in the town over 125 years ago.