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Foindu, Southern Province, Sierra Leone


Alternative Names:Foindu
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
Region:Southern Province, Sierra Leone
Latitude:7° 24' 32" N
Longitude:11° 32' 35" W
Lat/Long (dec):7.40906,-11.54328
Köppen climate type:Am : Tropical monsoon climate
Population:5,868 (2015)
Mindat Feature ID:2409382
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2409382:0
GUID:2255d497-bb9c-4e2a-9a8b-ef455f4fd0a2
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Zimmi, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone7° 18' 50" N11° 18' 22" W28.2km (17.5 miles)
Hangha, Kenema District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone7° 56' 13" N11° 8' 30" W73.5km (45.7 miles)
Bomi Hills Iron Mine, Bomi County, Liberia6° 53' 50" N10° 49' 39" W97.3km (60.5 miles)
Tongo-Tonguma Diamond Project (Tongo-Panguma Kimberlite Field), Kenema District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone8° 13' 35" N11° 4' 31" W104.5km (64.9 miles)
Bambuta, Bopolu, Gbarpolu County, Liberia6° 56' 15" N10° 33' 15" W121.1km (75.2 miles)
Sewa River, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone8° 41' 57" N11° 15' 16" W147.0km (91.3 miles)
Bong Town, Fuamah, Bong County, Liberia6° 48' 50" N10° 21' 11" W147.0km (91.4 miles)
Bong Mine, Bong Town, Fuamah, Bong County, Liberia6° 48' 56" N10° 19' 37" W149.5km (92.9 miles)
Koidu-Yengema, Kono District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone8° 37' 50" N10° 58' 20" W149.7km (93.0 miles)
Yirisen deposit, Tonkolili District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone8° 49' 29" N11° 45' 29" W159.2km (98.9 miles)
Gbarpolu diamond deposits, Belleh, Gbarpolu County, Liberia7° 29' 42" N10° 4' 50" W161.5km (100.4 miles)
Makeni, Bombali District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone8° 52' 54" N12° 2' 39" W172.8km (107.4 miles)
Big Water, Freetown layered complex, Western Area, Sierra Leone8° 17' 24" N13° 9' 2" W202.3km (125.7 miles)
Guma Water, Freetown layered complex, Western Area, Sierra Leone8° 21' 41" N13° 12' 31" W211.8km (131.6 miles)
Lofa River area, Lofa County, Liberia8° 11' 28" N9° 43' 23" W218.5km (135.8 miles)
Freetown layered complex, Western Area, Sierra Leone8° 29' 3" N13° 14' 3" W221.3km (137.5 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
African PlateTectonic Plate
Sierra LeoneCountry
Southern Province, Sierra LeoneProvince
Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra LeoneDistrict
West AfricaUN Subregion

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Sierra Leone, Southern, Pujehun, Gallinas Peri204.3.12.138.0.0
 
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