Gbalamuya

Gbalamuya is a town in Kambia District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone.[2] Gbalamuya shares international border with the town of Pamelap located in the Republic of Guinea. Gbalamuya is a busy trading, transportation and business center. Gbalamuya is located about 35 miles from Kambia, and about 130 miles northwest of Freetown.

Gbalamuya
Gbalamuya
Location in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 9°07′N 12°55′W
Country Sierra Leone
ProvinceNorthern Province
DistrictKambia District
Government
 • TypeTraditional Council
 • Town ChiefMomodu Fofanah[1]
Time zoneUTC-5 (GMT)

Demographic

The majority of the population of Gbalamuya are members of the Susu ethnic group; though there is a large minority of other ethnic groups.

The overwhelming majority of the population of Gbalamuya is Muslim. The town has a sizable Christian minority population as well. The town chief of Gbalamuya is Momodu Fofanah[1]

On June 5, 2015, Sierra Leone's president Ernest Bai Koroma met the president of Guinea Alpha Conde in Gbalamuya, along the Guinea border as part of a bilateral surveillance and collaboration to end the Ebola virus in Guinea and Sierra Leone.[2]

References

[3]

  1. "Health Minister Assess Level Of Ebola Preparedness At Gbalamuya Border". Sierraloaded.com. 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  2. "Sierra Leone, Guinea Intensify Cross-Border Collaboration to end Ebola". Statehouse.gov.sl. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  3. "NRA Gbalamuya customs post: making significant inputs - News in Sierra Leone". Mysierraleoneonline.com. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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