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Kambia District Statistics |
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Population |
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Population 2004 (SSL) |
276,989 |
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Male Population 2004 (SSL) |
130,699 |
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Female Population 2004 (SSL) |
146,290 |
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Land Area (sq. KM) |
3'015.5 |
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No. of Chiefdoms/Ward 2004 (SSL) |
7 |
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No. of Enumeration Areas 2004 (SSL) |
506 |
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No. of Provisional Households 2004 (SSL) |
37,577 |
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Education Indicators |
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Primary School |
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Total No. of Primary schools |
294 |
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No. of Schools in Good Condition |
- |
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Total Primary School Enrollment |
45,653 |
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Male Primary Enrollment |
- |
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Female Primary Enrollment |
- |
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Total Primary School Teachers |
- |
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No. of Qualified Primary School Teachers |
- |
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No. of non Qualified Teachers |
- |
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Pupil/Teacher Ratio |
- |
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Core Text Book Availability |
- |
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Total NPSE passes in 2005 |
6,740 |
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Male NPSE Passes |
5,074 |
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Female NPSE Passes |
1,666 |
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Junior Secondary School |
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Total No. of JSS |
16 |
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Total JSS Enrollment |
6,740 |
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Male JSS Enrollment |
5,074 |
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Female JSS Enrollment |
1,666 |
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Total JSS Teachers |
- |
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Number of Qualified JSS Teachers |
- |
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Number of non Qualified JSS Teachers |
- |
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Pupil/Teacher Ratio |
- |
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Core Text Book Availability |
- |
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Total BECE Pass in 2005 |
- |
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Male BECE Passes |
- |
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Female BECE Passes |
- |
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Health Indicators |
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No. of PHU's |
49 |
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No. of Functioning PHU's |
46 |
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No. of PHU's with Staff Quarters |
31 |
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No. of Functioning Storage |
37 |
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Life Expectancy at Birth (Both Sexes) |
50.7 |
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Male |
50 |
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Female |
51.5 |
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Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births) |
105 |
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Child Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births) |
76 |
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Under Five Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births) |
174 |
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Maternal Mortality Rate |
- |
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No. of ITN's Distributed |
63,850 |
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Births Attended by Skilled Health Personnel |
- |
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No. of PLWHA's |
212 |
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No. of PLWHA's receiving AVR's |
30 |
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Condom Use |
Moderate |
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WATSAN Indicators |
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% Population without Safe Drinking Water |
67.6 |
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Major source of Water Supply |
Rivers / Stream |
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No. of Boreholes |
23 |
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No. of Protected Wells |
307 |
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% of Households using Protected Wells |
15.8 |
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% Households using Tap Water |
4.7 |
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No. of VIP Latrines |
923 |
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% of Household using VIP Latrines |
0.49 |
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% of Households using Pit Latrines |
75.6 |
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% of Households using other means of Toilet |
22.4 |
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Main method of Waste Disposal |
- |
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No. of PHUs with WATSAN Facilities |
35 |
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No. of Primary Schools with WATSAN Facilities |
- |
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No. of JSS with WATSAN Facilities |
- |
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Sociodemographic Indicators |
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Literacy Rate |
32% |
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Male Literacy Rate |
48% |
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Female Literacy Rate |
18% |
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Main Source of Fuel for Cooking |
Wood - 96.17% |
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Main Source of Energy for Lighting |
Kerosene |
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Major Source of Information |
Word of Mouth - 70.87% |
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Livestock Data |
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Cattle (Heads) |
1,545 |
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Sheep (Heads) |
470 |
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Goat (Heads) |
870 |
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Pig (Heads) |
50 |
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Chicken (No.) |
324,665 |
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Ducks (No.) |
27,055 |
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Fish Ponds (No.) |
- |
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Crop Production |
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Rice |
91,476(MT) 58,080(Acreage) |
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Cassava |
22,623(MT) 4,359(Acreage) |
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Potatoes |
1,008(MT) 226(Acreage) |
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Maize |
- |
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Groundnut |
12,055(MT) 15,069(Acreage) |
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Ginger |
308(MT) 120(Acreage) |
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Oil Palm |
- |
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Cocoa |
- |
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Coffee |
- |
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Kola Nut |
- |
