Southern Province, Sierra Leone

The Southern Province is one of the four provinces of Sierra Leone. It covers an area of 19,694 km² and has a population of 1,438,572 (2015 census). It consists of four districts (Bo, Bonthe, Moyamba, and Pujehun). Its capital and administrative center is Bo, which is also the second largest and second most populated city in Sierra Leone after the nation's capital Freetown. The population of the southern province is largely from the Mende ethnic group.

Districts
The province is divided into 4 districts.
 * Bo District, capital Bo
 * Bonthe District, capital Mattru Jong
 * Moyamba District, capital Moyamba
 * Pujehun District, capital Pujehun

Borders
Southern Province has the following borders: To the south and west of Southern Province is the Atlantic Ocean.
 * Western Area: far northwest
 * North West Province: northwest
 * Northern Province: northeast
 * Eastern Province: east
 * Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia: southeast

Ecology
Sierra Leone's last remaining stand of rainforest is at Gola.