Batkanu
Encyclopedia
Batkanu is a small town
and seat of the chiefdom
of Libeisaygahun
in Bombali District
in the Northern Province
of Sierra Leone
.
Batkanu has cloud coverage for the majority of the year, and typically has little precipitation.
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...
and seat of the chiefdom
Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone
||The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone are the third-level units of administration in Sierra Leone. The districts of Sierra Leone are divided into chiefdoms.-Bombali District:*Bombali Shebora - Makeni*Makari Gbanti - Masongbon...
of Libeisaygahun
Libeisaygahun
Libeisaygahun is a chiefdom of Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The principal town lies at Batkanu.As of 2004 the chiefdom has a population of 13,355....
in Bombali District
Bombali District
Bombali District is district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It's capital and largest city is Makeni, which is also the fifth largest city in Sierra Leone and the largest city in the north. The other major towns in the district include Kamakwie, Kamabai, Masingbi and Binkolo...
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...
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Climate
Relatively warm with a summer temperature range from 20 degrees Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius (68 to 86 °F).Batkanu has cloud coverage for the majority of the year, and typically has little precipitation.