- Pujehun
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footnotes =Pujehun is a
rural town inPujehun District in theSouthern Province ofSierra Leone , next to theborder withLiberia . It is thecapital and largest town of Pujehun District. Pujehun had a population of 3,859 in the 1985 census, though it is larger today. The population of Pujehun is almost entirely inhabited by the Mende ethnic group. The Mende language along with theKrio language are widely spoken in the town. Pujehun lies about 205 miles south-south-east of the nation's capital,Freetown . The town is a stronghold of theSierra Leone People's Party , the main opposition party in Sierra Leone.History
Pujehun was named after the powerful Mende
warrior Nyagua , who was residing at the nearbyvillage ofPanguma . When Nyagua and his men went to battle, they used the site of the present village as their resting place. At that time There was a lot of pepper growing in the town, which the Mende call "puei." At any time they reached that area, they called it Pujehun.Ethniciy
The majority of the population in Pujehun are from the Mende
ethnic group .Pujehun is actually about qne hundred sixty miles from Monrovia.Please check the for accuracy.
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