Panguma
Panguma is a village in eastern Sierra Leone, with a population of 7965. The village had previously been the capital of Mende chief Nyagua during the 19th century.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bo.
Bo
Bo is the second city of Sierra Leone and the main city of the Southern region. Bo is one of the only cities in Sierra Leone to be untouched by the war, owing to a citizen militia which kept the rebel soldiers out for the entire 10 years.
Panguma
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: settlement in Sierra Leone
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Southern Province, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.02426° or 8° 1′ 27″ north
Longitude
-11.7578° or 11° 45′ 28″ west
Elevation
120 metres (394 feet)
Open location code
6CWC26FR+PV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swahili—“Panguma” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “潘古瑪”
- Finnish: “Panguma”
- Hawaiian: “Panguma (aikahoʻalana)”
- Swahili: “Panguma”
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