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Blama
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Blama is a town and the seat of Small Bo Chiefdom[1], Kenema District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Blama is located on the highway from Bo to Kenema, the largest city in Kenema District and the Eastern Province overall [2]. Blama lies approximately twelve miles to Kenema[3], and about 170 miles south-east of Freetown.
Key Information
The population Blama is ethnically diverse, though the Mende people are the largest and principal inhabitants.
Education
[edit]Blama is home to the Saint Joseph Secondary School and Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School, which serves the town and its surrounding areas [4].
The town of Blama is home to the Roman Catholic Primary School for Boys, National Islamic Primary School, New Harvest Primary School [5], and the Sierra Leone Church (SLC) Primary School [6].
Notable people
[edit]Professional basketball player Victor Oladipo's father was born and raised in Blama.
External links
[edit]- https://web.archive.org/web/20131102052308/http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/52931
- http://awoko.org/2011/09/21/ama-ends-free-medical-service-in-blama/
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