Pendembu, Sierra Leone

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Pendembu is a town in Kailahun District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The town population was 7,243 at the 2004 census.Citation | last =Sesay | first =Ibrahim Mohamed | last2 =Karama | first2 =Andrew A.
last3 =Ngobeh | first3 = Jinnah J. | publication-date =November 2006 | title =2004 Population and Housing Census:Analytical Report on Population Distribution, Migration and Urbanisation in Sierra Leone | Publisher =Statistics Sierra Leone | place = Sierra Leone | page =73 | url =http://www.statistics.sl/2004%20Census%20Report%20on%20Population%20Distribution%20Migration%20and%20Urbanisation.pdf | accessdate =2008-07-25] The majority of Pendembu's population are from the Mende ethnic group. The most widely spoken language in the town is the Mende language along with Krio. The town is widely known for being the birthplace of Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, the former President of Sierra Leone.

Namesakes

There are a number of other towns with similar names.

References

External Links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/SL/1/Pendembu2.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 157m (Red dots are defunct railways)]