Benguema

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title: "Benguema" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-sierra-leone", "western-area-rural-district"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-sierra-leone" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguema" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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official_name	Benguema, Sierra Leone
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subdivision_name1	Western Area
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Western Area Rural District
government_type	Town council
leader_title	Town Head
leader_name	Ekundayo Contehhttp://www.nec-sierraleone.org/index_files/2013_P_Release/Village%20Head%20Elections%20Statement_%20Final%20_%201JULY2013.pdf
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population_as_of	2015
population_total	30,268
population_blank1_title	Ethnicities
population_blank2_title	Religions
timezone	GMT
utc_offset	-5
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postal_code_type
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Benguema is a military town in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone, about 30 miles east of Freetown.

Benguema is home to the Benguema Military Academy, the largest Sierra Leone military recruit training center. The town is also home to Sierra Leone's largest military Barracks, that houses soldiers and family members of the Sierra Leone military. The population of Bengwema is ethnically diverse. The city of Benguema has an estimated population of 30,268.

Though part of the larger Western Area district council, Benguema is locally governed by a directly elected town council, headed by a Town Head. The current Town Head of Benguema is Ekundayo Contehhttp://www.nec-sierraleone.org/index_files/2013_P_Release/Village%20Head%20Elections%20Statement_%20Final%20_%201JULY2013.pdf .

Sources

http://travelingluck.com/Africa/Sierra%20Leone/Western%20Area/_2410144_Benguema.html

References

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