Mattru Jong
Mattru Jong commonly known as Mattru is the capital of Bonthe District in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Mattru Jung is located on the mainland of Bonthe District, along the Jong River, 52 miles southwest of Bo.- Type: Town with 8,200 residents
- Description: town and district center located in Jong chiefdom of Bonthe district, the Southern Province of Sierra Leone
- Also known as: “Mattru”
Mattru Jong
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Southern Province, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
7.60712° or 7° 36′ 26″ north
Longitude
-12.17996° or 12° 10′ 48″ west
Population
8,200
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
Open location code
6CV9JR4C+R2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swahili—“Mattru Jong” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mattru Jong”
- Dutch: “Mattru Jong”
- Finnish: “Mattru Jong”
- French: “Mattru Jong”
- Italian: “Mattru Jong”
- Polish: “Mattru Jong”
- Portuguese: “Mattru Jong”
- Swahili: “Matru”
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Places to explore: Senehun and Timbo.
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