|
Districts Statistics |
Kono |
|
Population |
|
|
Population 2004 (SSL) |
253,729 |
|
Male Population 2004 (SSL) |
129,727 |
|
Female Population 2004 (SSL) |
124,002 |
|
Land Area (sq. KM) |
5'397.5 |
|
No. of Chiefdoms/Ward 2004 (SSL) |
15 |
|
No. of Enumeration Areas 2004 (SSL) |
544 |
|
No. of Provisional Households 2004 (SSL) |
44,077 |
|
Education Indicators |
|
|
Primary School |
|
|
Total No. of Primary schools |
236 |
|
No. of Schools in Good Condition |
195 |
|
Total Primary School Enrollment |
67,907 |
|
Male Primary Enrollment |
35,240 |
|
Female Primary Enrollment |
32,667 |
|
Total Primary School Teachers |
710 |
|
No. of Qualified Primary School Teachers |
255 |
|
No. of non Qualified Teachers |
455 |
|
Pupil/Teacher Ratio |
- |
|
Core Text Book Availability |
- |
|
Total NPSE passes in 2005 |
3,681 |
|
Male NPSE Passes |
2,423 |
|
Female NPSE Passes |
1,258 |
|
Junior Secondary School |
|
|
Total No. of JSS |
26 |
|
Total JSS Enrollment |
5,049 |
|
Male JSS Enrollment |
2,641 |
|
Female JSS Enrollment |
2,408 |
|
Total JSS Teachers |
99 |
|
Number of Qualified JSS Teachers |
75 |
|
Number of non Qualified JSS Teachers |
24 |
|
Pupil/Teacher Ratio |
51.1 |
|
Core Text Book Availability |
- |
|
Total BECE Pass in 2005 |
501 |
|
Male BECE Passes |
392 |
|
Female BECE Passes |
109 |
|
Health Indicators |
|
|
No. of PHU's |
67 |
|
No. of Functioning PHU's |
63 |
|
No. of PHU's with Staff Quarters |
34 |
|
No. of Functioning Storage |
60 |
|
Life Expectancy at Birth (Both Sexes) |
46.9 |
|
Male |
45.7 |
|
Female |
48.2 |
|
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births) |
123 |
|
Child Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births) |
94 |
|
Under Five Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births) |
208 |
|
Maternal Mortality Rate |
- |
|
No. of ITN's Distributed |
20,006 |
|
Births Attended by Skilled Health Personnel |
Low |
|
No. of PLWHA's |
80 |
|
No. of PLWHA's receiving AVR's |
36 |
|
Condom Use |
Moderate |
|
WATSAN Indicators |
|
|
% Population without Safe Drinking Water |
50.2 |
|
Major source of Water Supply |
River / Stream |
|
No. of Boreholes |
40 |
|
No. of Protected Wells |
427 |
|
% of Households using Protected Wells |
20.5 |
|
% Households using Tap Water |
19.5 |
|
No. of VIP Latrines |
2,100 |
|
% of Household using VIP Latrines |
0.7 |
|
% of Households using Pit Latrines |
86.6 |
|
% of Households using other means of Toilet |
11.5 |
|
Main method of Waste Disposal |
- |
|
No. of PHUs with WATSAN Facilities |
48 |
|
No. of Primary Schools with WATSAN Facilities |
- |
|
No. of JSS with WATSAN Facilities |
7 |
|
Sociodemographic Indicators |
|
|
Literacy Rate |
31% |
|
Male Literacy Rate |
38.30% |
|
Female Literacy Rate |
22.20% |
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Main Source of Fuel for Cooking |
Wood - 83.5% |
|
Main Source of Energy for Lighting |
Kerosene |
|
Major Source of Information |
Word of Mouth - 57.7% |
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Livestock Data |
|
|
Cattle (Heads) |
9,502 |
|
Sheep (Heads) |
6,290 |
|
Goat (Heads) |
8,837 |
|
Pig (Heads) |
615 |
|
Chicken (No.) |
10,221 |
|
Ducks (No.) |
3,684 |
|
Fish Ponds (No.) |
16 |
|
Crop Production |
|
|
Rice |
49,501(MT)
122,454(Acreage) |
|
Cassava |
16,250(MT)
5,341.1(Acreage) |
|
Potatoes |
12,480(MT)
1,594(Acreage) |
|
Maize |
2,540(MT)
3,674(Acreage) |
|
Groundnut |
5,280(MT)
7,410.9(Acreage) |
|
Ginger |
15.20(MT)
76(Acreage) |
|
Oil Palm |
5,293(MT)
690(Acreage) |
|
Cocoa |
706.25(MT)
19,749.50(Acreage) |
|
Coffee |
609(MT)
18,809(Acreage) |
|
Kola Nut |
396(MT)
2,964(Acreage) |
Kono
lies in the east of Sierra Leone. It boarders Guinea in the east and
Koinadugu district to the north, Tonkolili to the west and Kenema to
the southwest. It occupies a total space of 5,397.5 Km2
and comprises of fourteen chiefdoms. The district headquarter is
Koidu town. The main ethnic groups are Kono, Mende, Kissi and Temne.
