Jump to content

Samuel Town, Sierra Leone: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
←Created page with '{{More footnotes|date=December 2010}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info -...'
 
AnomieBOT (talk | contribs)
Bots
6,564,210 edits
m Dating maintenance tags: {{Cn}}
 
(20 intermediate revisions by 13 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{More footnotes|date=December 2010}}
{{refimprove|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
<!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage-->
<!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage-->
Line 36: Line 36:
|pushpin_map_caption =Location in Sierra Leone
|pushpin_map_caption =Location in Sierra Leone
<!-- Location ------------------>
<!-- Location ------------------>
|coordinates_region = SL
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg|25px]] [[Sierra Leone]]
|subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg|25px]] [[Sierra Leone]]
Line 107: Line 106:
|timezone_DST =
|timezone_DST =
|utc_offset_DST =
|utc_offset_DST =
|coordinates = {{coord|8|20|N|13|04|W|region:SL|display=inline}}
|latd=8 |latm=20|lats= |latNS=N
|longd=13|longm=04|longs=|longEW=W
|elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags-->
|elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags-->
|elevation_m =
|elevation_m =
Line 123: Line 121:
|footnotes =
|footnotes =
}}
}}
⚫
'''Samuel Town''' is a village in the [[Western Area Rural District]] of [[Sierra Leone]]. [[Farming]] is the major economic activity in the village. [http://www.ecosalone.com/Samuel%20Town%20Sierra%20Leone.html]. Samuel Town lies about five miles from the Rural District main city of [[Waterloo, Sierra Leone|Waterloo]] and approximately 20 miles outside [[Freetown]].


== Demographics ==

⚫
The [[Mende people]] are the principal [[inhabitant]] of Samuel Town and they also make up the vast majority of the population in the town.{{cn|date=October 2022}} The [[Limba people (Sierra Leone)|Limba]] and [[Krio people|Krio]] are the largest minorities that reside in the town.
⚫
'''Samuel Town''' is a small [[rural]] town in the [[Western Area Rural District]] of [[Sierra Leone]]. The major industry in the town is [[farming]][http://www.ecosalone.com/Samuel%20Town%20Sierra%20Leone.html]. Samuel Town lies about five miles from the Rural District main city of [[Waterloo, Sierra Leone|Waterloo]] and approximately 30 miles outside [[Freetown]].

⚫
The [[Mende people]] are the principal [[inhabitant]] of Samuel Town and they also make up the majority of the population in the town. Large population of [[Limba people (Sierra Leone)|Limba]] and [[Krio people|Krio]] also reside in the town.


==History==
==History==
Samuel Town was founded by a great Mende [[warrior]] from the south of Sierra Leone, named Pa Samai. Pa Samai is believed to have fought in the Boma War and the [[First World War]].
Samuel Town was originally known as Samai Town,<ref name="EcoSalone">{{cite web | url=http://www.ecosalone.com/Samuel%20Town%20Sierra%20Leone.html | title=Samuel Town, Sierra Leone | accessdate=February 21, 2013}}</ref>{{dead link|date=October 2022}} named after its founder, a great Mende [[warrior]] from the south of Sierra Leone, named Pa Samai.{{cn|date=October 2022}} Pa Samai is believed to have fought in the Boma War and the [[First World War]].


==References==
{{reflist}}
*http://thewaterproject.org/community/projects/sierra-leone/well-rehad-in-sierra-leone-540


[[Category:Populated places in Sierra Leone]]
[[Category:Villages in Sierra Leone]]
[[Category:Western Area]]
[[Category:Western Area]]

Latest revision as of 18:15, 16 October 2022

Samuel Town, Sierra Leone
Samuel Town, Sierra Leone is located in Sierra Leone
Samuel Town, Sierra Leone
Samuel Town, Sierra Leone
Location in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 8°20′N 13°04′W / 8.333°N 13.067°W / 8.333; -13.067
Country Sierra Leone
RegionWestern Area
DistrictWestern Area Rural District
Time zoneUTC-5 (GMT)

Samuel Town is a village in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. Farming is the major economic activity in the village. [1]. Samuel Town lies about five miles from the Rural District main city of Waterloo and approximately 20 miles outside Freetown.

Demographics

[edit]

The Mende people are the principal inhabitant of Samuel Town and they also make up the vast majority of the population in the town.[citation needed] The Limba and Krio are the largest minorities that reside in the town.

History

[edit]

Samuel Town was originally known as Samai Town,[1][dead link‍] named after its founder, a great Mende warrior from the south of Sierra Leone, named Pa Samai.[citation needed] Pa Samai is believed to have fought in the Boma War and the First World War.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Samuel Town, Sierra Leone". Retrieved February 21, 2013.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Town,_Sierra_Leone&oldid=1116463522"