Blama

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Blama
Blama Location in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 8°39′N 11°4′W / 8.650°N 11.067°W / 8.650; -11.067Coordinates: 8°39′N 11°4′W / 8.650°N 11.067°W / 8.650; -11.067
Country	Sierra Leone
Province	Eastern Province
District	Kenema District
Time zone	UTC-5 (GMT)

Blama is a town and the seat of Small Bo Chiefdom[1], Kenema District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Blama is located on the highway from Bo to Kenema, the largest city in Kenema District and the Eastern Province overal [2]. Blama lies approximately twelve miles to Kenema[3], and about 170 miles south-east of Freetown.

The population Blama is ethnically diverse, though the Mende people are the largest and principal inhabitants.

Education[]

Blama is home to the Saint Joseph Secondary School and Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School, which serves the town and its surrounding areas [4].

The town of Blama is home to the Roman Catholic Primary School for Boys, National Islamic Primary School, New Harvest Primary School [5], and the Sierra Leone Church (SLC) Primary School [6].

Famous people[]

Professional basketball player Victor Oladipo's father was born and raised in Blama.

External links[]

• https://web.archive.org/web/20131102052308/http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/52931
• http://awoko.org/2011/09/21/ama-ends-free-medical-service-in-blama/