Bo, also known as Bo Town, is the second-largest city in Sierra Leone after Freetown and the largest city in the Southern Province, serving as capital of Bo District. Its population reached 223,075 based on 2021 mid-term census estimates, and it lies about 250 kilometers east-southeast of Freetown and 64 kilometers from Kenema. Bo is the leading financial, educational and economic center of southern Sierra Leone, governed by a directly elected Bo City Council under a mayor, and it is home to Njala University, the country's second-largest university, and Bo Government Secondary School, one of the most prominent schools in West Africa. The city is ethnically diverse with no single majority group, is the principal home of the Mende people, and Krio is its most widely spoken language.
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Founding Year Climate Zone Sources
1. Wikidata: Bo
- Wikidata Q844878, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Wikidata Q844878 P571, class allow-list match, knownqid pass (w-bbfill-geography5-0926)
P571 value year 1787
View the Source2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.75, -11.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.75, -11.75
7.75 -11.75 Am
3. GeoNames: Bo - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2410048, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 2410048, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
7.96472 -11.73833 P PPLA SL 03 233684 104 Africa/Freetown
Bo (Wikipedia)
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