Official Name: | Port Loko District |
Coordinates: | 8.75°N -52°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sierra Leone |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North West |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Port Loko |
Seat1 Type: | Largest city |
Seat1: | Lunsar |
Government Type: | District Council |
Leader Party: | APC |
Leader Title1: | District Council Chairman |
Leader Name1: | Ibrahim Santigie Bangura[1] (APC) |
Area Total Km2: | 5,719 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 614,063 |
Population As Of: | 2015 census |
Population Rank: | 4th |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2017) |
Blank Info Sec2: | 0.388[3] · 9th |
Timezone: | Greenwich Mean Time |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Port Loko District is a district in the North West Province of Sierra Leone. It is the most populous district in the North and the second most populous district in Sierra Leone, after Western Area Urban District. As of the 2015 census, Port Loko District has a population of 614,063.[2] The district capital is the town of Port Loko and its largest city is Lunsar. The other major towns in the district include Masiaka, Rokupr, Pepel, Lungi and Gbinti.
The district of Port Loko borders the Western Area to the west, Kambia District to the north, Bombali District to the east and Tonkolili District to the south. The district occupies a total area of 5719km2 and comprises eleven chiefdoms. The population of Port Loko District is predominantly Muslim and the Temne people form by far the largest ethnic group in the district.
Prior to the 2017 local administrative reorganization, Port Loko District was made up of eleven chiefdoms as the third level of administrative subdivision.
After the 2017 local administrative reorganization, Port Loko District has made up of fourteen chiefdoms as the third level of administrative subdivision.