Gbinti
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Gbinti is a town
in Dibia chiefdom http://gbinti.org/, Port Loko District
in the Northern Province
of Sierra Leone
. The town lies about 52 miles from Freetown
. The inhabitant of the town are almost entirely from the Temne ethnic group. The Temne language
is widely spoken in the town. The second largest ethnic group in Gbinti are the Fula people
who are of partial Temne ancestry.
The population of Gbinti is almost entirely muslim
at Over 90%.http://www.hopesierraleone.org/Gbinti_Report_2__edited__22_Nov_2010.pdf. Gbinti has a number of primary school and one secondary school called the Gbinti Secondary School. There is one police station
in the town run by the Sierra Leone Police
Port Loko District Division.
of the Bundu Family, the Wurie Family, the Jah Family and the Dainkeh Family http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/ethiopia/264/.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in Dibia chiefdom http://gbinti.org/, Port Loko District
Port Loko District
Port Loko District is the most populous district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone with a population of 489,488 Its capital is Port Loko and the largest city is Lunsar...
in the Northern Province
Northern Province, Sierra Leone
The Northern Province is one of the four provincial divisions of Sierra Leone. It comprises five Districts and covers an area of 35,936 km² and with a population of 1,718,240 . Its administrative and economic center is Makeni...
of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
. The town lies about 52 miles from Freetown
Freetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
. The inhabitant of the town are almost entirely from the Temne ethnic group. The Temne language
Temne language
Temne is a language of the Atlantic subfamily of Niger–Congo languages spoken in Sierra Leone by about 2 million first speakers. One of the country's most widely spoken languages, it is spoken by 30% of the country’s population...
is widely spoken in the town. The second largest ethnic group in Gbinti are the Fula people
Fula people
Fula people or Fulani or Fulbe are an ethnic group spread over many countries, predominantly in West Africa, but found also in Central Africa and Sudanese North Africa...
who are of partial Temne ancestry.
The population of Gbinti is almost entirely muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
at Over 90%.http://www.hopesierraleone.org/Gbinti_Report_2__edited__22_Nov_2010.pdf. Gbinti has a number of primary school and one secondary school called the Gbinti Secondary School. There is one police station
Police station
A police station or station house is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms, temporary holding cells and interview/interrogation rooms.- Facilities...
in the town run by the Sierra Leone Police
Sierra Leone Police
The Sierra Leone Police locally known as Salone Police is the national police force of the Republic of Sierra Leone, responsible for law enforcement and crime investigation throughout Sierra Leone...
Port Loko District Division.
Family Root
Gbinti is the homelandHomeland
A homeland is the concept of the place to which an ethnic group holds a long history and a deep cultural association with —the country in which a particular national identity began. As a common noun, it simply connotes the country of one's origin...
of the Bundu Family, the Wurie Family, the Jah Family and the Dainkeh Family http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/ethiopia/264/.
Notable people born or descendant from Gbinti
- Abass BunduAbass BunduDr. Abass Chernor Bundu is a former politician and diplomat from Sierra Leone. Bundu was bon in the town of Gbinti, Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone to Fula and Temne parentage...
, Sierra Leonean politician and diplomat - Ibrahim Budu, Sierra Leonan member of parliament from Port Loko District
- Amadu WurieAmadu WurieAmadu Wurie was an early Sierra Leonean educationist and politician.-Biography:Wurie was born in Gbinti, Port Loko District, in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone, the son of a Fula paramount chief...
, early Sierra Leonean educationist and politician - Ahmadu Jah, Sierra Leonean musician
- Sallieu bunduSallieu BunduSallieu Bundu nickname Teacher, is a Sierra Leonean footballer who currently plays for Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League.-Early life:...
, Sierra Leonean footballer - Rashid Wurie, former Sierra Leonan international footballer
External links
- http://www.chinci.com/travel/pax/q/2408995/Gbinti/SL/Sierra+Leone/0/#