The Ward Boundaries (Delimitation) Order 2011
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENT Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXLII, No. 32 dated 9th June, 2011 THE WARD BOUNDARIES (DELIMITATION) ORDER (ELECTORAL LAWS ACT, 2002) (Act No. 2 of 2002) Short title. THE WARD BOUNDARIES (DELIMITATION) ORDER’ (ELECTORAL LAWS ACT, 2002 IN EXERCISE of the Powers conferred upon it by Section 2 of the Electoral Laws Act, 2002 Act No. 2 of 2002) the Electoral Commission hereby makes the following order:– 2 3 Preface Preface A. EASTERN REGION 1. Kailahun District Council This part of the report on the Electoral Ward Boundaries Delimitation process is a detailed description of each of the 394 Local Council Wards nationwide, 2. Kenema City Council comprising Chiefdoms, Sections, Streets and other prominent features defining 3. Kenema District Council ward boundaries. It is the aspect that deals with the legal framework for the 4. Koidu/New Sembehun City Council approved wards. 5. Kono District Council B. Northern Region 1. Makeni City Council 2. Bombali District Council DR. CHRISTIANA A. M. THORPE, Chief Electoral Commissioner and 3. Kambia District Council Chairperson/National Returning Officer 4. Koinadugu District Council. National Electoral Commission. 5. Port Loko District Council 6. Tonkolili District Council C. Southern Region 1. Bo City Council 2. Bo District Council 3. Bonthe Municipal Council 4. Bonthe District Council 5. Moyamba District Council 6. Pujehun District Council D. Western Region 1. Western Area Rural District Council 2. Freetown City Council 4 5 STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO. 4 OF 2011 WARD DESCRIPTION Published 9th June, 2011 Ward 2 This ward is made up of the Luawa Foguiya (Kailahun District) Sections only in the Luawa Chiefdom. It has a THE WARD BOUNDARIES (DELIMITATION) ORDER Council) projected population of about 24,042 people. This ward is bounded on the North by the Guinea (ELECTORAL LAWS ACT, 2002) (Act No. 2 of 2002) border, on the East by the Mano-Sewallu, Gbela and Luawa Foguiya Section boundaries. In the Short title. THE WARD BOUNDARIES (DELIMITATION) ORDER’ Southeast it is bounded by the Upper Kpombali and (ELECTORAL LAWS ACT, 2002 Luawa Foguiya Section boundary. In the South by IN EXERCISE of the Powers conferred upon it by Section 2 of the Lower Kpombali, Giehun and Luawa Foguiya the Electoral Laws Act, 2002 Act No. 2 of 2002) the Electoral Section boundaries. In the West by Baoma Section Commission hereby makes the following order. boundary with Luawa Foguiya and in the Northwest by the Mofindor and Luawa Foguiya Section FOR the purpose of electing the Councillors to the Kailahun boundary. District Council, the Kailahun District shall be divided into twenty- nine (29) wards as described in the schedule. Ward 3 This ward is made up of Gbela and Mano- (Kailahun District Sewallu Sections in the Luawa Chiefdom. SCHEDULE Council) This ward has a projected population of 12,575 KAILAHUN DISTRICT COUNCIL: DESCRIPTION OF LOCAL people. COUNCIL WARDS This ward is bounded on the North by the Guinea WARD DESCRIPTION border, in the Northeast by the Kissi Kama and Luawa Chiefdom boundary; In the East and Ward 1 This ward consists of Mofindor and Baoma Sections in the Luawa Chief Southeast by the KissiTeng Kissi–Tongi and (Kailahun District -dom. It has a projected population Chiefdom boundaries with Luawa Chiefdom in the Council) of 7,796 people. South, it is bounded by the Upper Kpombali-Gbela The ward boundary runs along the Section boundary and in the West and Northwest Luawa Foguiya and Mofindor Section by the Luawa Foguiya Section boundary with Gbela boundary and joins the Guinea and and Mano Sewallu Sections. Sierra Leone boundary. It follows the Guinea border onto the Luawa and Ward 4 This ward consists only of the Upper Kpombali Penguia Chiefdom boundary. It (Kailahun District Section in the Luawa Chiefdom. It has a pro- follows this boundary South to join Council) jected population of 9,041 people. the Luawa and Kpeje Bongre Chiefdom This ward is bounded on the North and Northeast boundary and then joins the Baoma by the Gbela-Upper Kpombali Section boundary. In and Mende Buima Section boundary on to Baoma and Giehun Section the East, it is bounded by the Kissi Tongi Chiefdom boundary and finally joins the Luawa boundary with Luawa. In the South, by the Sierra Foguiya boundary with Baoma Section Leone and Liberia boundary and in the Southwest and flows along it North to the Luawa by the Gao and Upper Kpombali Section boundary Foguiya and Mofindor Section and finally in the West and Northwest by the Lower boundary where it originally started. Kpombali and Luawa Foguiya Section boundaries with Upper Kpombali respectively. 6 7 WARD DESCRIPTION WARD DESCRIPTION Ward 5 This ward consists of Mende Buima and Giehun The boundary of this ward begins at the (Kailahun District Sections in the Luawa Chiefdom. This ward has intersection of Golu and Naiahun Section boundary Council) a projected population of 8,802 people. on the Luawa –Upper Bambara Chiefdom boundary. This ward is bounded on the North by the Baoma It follows the Golu and Naiahun Section boundaries and Mende Buima Section boundaries and on Southwest then it joins the Korbu and Naiahun the Northeast and the East by the Giehun and Section boundaries then connects the Korbu and Luawa Foguiya Section boundaries, in the Southeast Goleiwoma Section boundary West before joining by the Giehun and Lower in the South by the the Mandu Chiefdom boundary with Upper Upper Bambara and Luawa Chiefdom boundaries Bambara. It follows this boundary on to the Dea and finally in the West by the Luawa and Chiefdom boundary with Upper Bambara then Kpeje Bongre Chiefdom boundary. connects and runs North with the Liberia boundary Ward 6 This ward comprises of Lower Kpombali and to join the Luawa and Upper Bambara Chiefdom (Kailahun District Gao Sections in the Luawa Chiefdom. It has a boundaries North and then Northeast on to the Council) projected population of 8,405 people. starting point. This ward has its boundary running along the Luawa Foguiya and Lower Kpombali Section Ward 9 This ward is made up of the whole Kissi Kama boundary in the North and Northwest, then joins (Kailahun District Chiefdom and has a projected population of Giehun Lower Kpombali Section boundary in the Council) 14,004 people. West, it then joins the Upper Bambara and Luawa The boundary of this ward begins at a point where Chiefdom boundary and runs along it South onto Kissi Kama and Kissi Teng boundary touches the the Sierra Leone and Liberia border. It follows the Luawa Chiefdom boundary. The ward boundary Liberia border north until it intersects with the runs along the Kissi Kama and Kissi Teng boundary Upper Kpombali Section boundary with Gao onto the Makona River (Moa), which is also the Section. It follows this Section boundary West and Guinea and Sierra Leone boundary. The boundary then turns North along the Upper Kpombali and then follows the Makona River (Moa) Southwest Lower Kpombali Section boundary and ends at it onto where Kissi Kama and Luawa Chiefdom intersections with the Luawa Foguiya Section boundary touches the Makona River. It then boundary in the North. deviates from the Makona River to run East along Ward 7 This ward is made up of Goleiwoma and Nai- the Luawa and Kissi Kama Chiefdom boundary onto (Kailahun District ahun Sections in the Upper Bambara Chiefdom its intersection with Kissi Kama and Kissi Teng Council) This ward has a projected population of 15,177 Chiefdom boundary where it originated. people. This ward is bounded on the North and the Ward 10 This ward comprises Torli, Konio and Kundu Northwest by the Upper Bambara and Luawa (Kailahun District Sections in the Kissi Teng Chiefdom. It has a Chiefdom boundaries. In the West it is bounded by Council) projected population of 13,174 people. the Upper Bambara and Kpeje Bongre Chiefdom The ward boundary begins at the intersection of boundaries and in the Southwest by the Mandu the Kissi Kama and Kissi Teng Chiefdom boundaries and Upper Bambara Chiefdom boundaries. In the on the Guinea border. It follows the Kissi Kama South and Southeast by the Korbu and Goleiwoma and Kissi Teng Chiefdom boundaries South to Section boundaries and Korbu and Naiahun Section connect the Lela and Torli Section boundaries; it boundaries. Then in the East and Northeast by follows this boundary and joins the Lela and Konio the Golu and Naiahun Section boundaries. Section boundaries then moves along it to join the Kissi Tongi and Teng Chiefdom boundaries by Ward 8 This ward comprises Golu, Korbu, Bambara Kundu Section. It then follows this boundary to (Kailahun District and Bomaru–guma Sections in the Upper Bam- the International boundary (Guinea). It runs along Council) bara Chiefdom. It has a projected population this boundary Northwest onto the starting point. of 15,539 people. 8 9 WARD DESCRIPTION WARD DESCRIPTION Ward 11 This ward is made up of Lela Section in the Ward 14 This ward is made up of the whole Pokorli and (Kailahun District Kissi Teng Chiefdom. It has a projected pop- (Kailahun District Bende Bengu Sections in the Kissi Tongi Chief- Council) ulation of 12,505 people. Council) dom. This ward has a projected population of The boundary of this ward runs along the Kissi 8,423 people. Kama and Kissi Teng Chiefdom boundaries and The ward boundary runs along the Bende Bengu then joins the Luawa and Kissi Teng Chiefdom and Konio Section boundaries. It stretches along boundaries, from where it joins the Lela and the Konio-Pokorli Section boundary and then Bumasadu Section boundaries. It follows this connects the Tongi Tingi Section boundary with boundary onto the Chiefdom boundary with Kissi Pokorli and eventually joins and runs along the Tongi before deviating from it to run by the Section Liberia and Sierra Leone border in a northerly boundary between Konio and Lela and then finally direction and terminates at the Konio, Bende Bengu joins and moves along the Torli Section boundary Sections boundary.