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MONDORKOR TOWN

Mondorkor is a Village in the Bagbo Chiefdom, Bo District, Southern Sierra Leone. Its about 60 km away from the Second City Bo and about 5 km away from the Chiefdom Head Quarter Town Jimmi Bagbo. It has over 2,000 Inhabitants including Children. It is located on 7°35'35.2"N  and 11°51'07.8"W 7.593102, -11.852167. Mondorkor is a Muslim dominated Village with one Mosque for prayer and worship.

Mondorkor is a Village that has always been admired by strangers visiting the township because of the way the village is located. Its located on a small hill on all roads leading to the township. The town has won many awards by Non Governmental organization for it cleanliness. In the Dry you will see no Dust and in the Rains you see no Mud. The name Mondorkor was taken from a Fish name ‘DORKOR’ meaning ‘PILAR’ which many believes was a Jinn. Dokor was a Fish which normally comes to the Water side at the Mapandi River that runs near the Town. Dorkor was Friend of the Children because when it comes at the water side all the Children will rush to go and swim together with it.

Notable people from the Village in current times are Chief Vamson Momoh Ambulai, the Current town Chief. Chief Vamson Ambulai was a Teacher and later became the head  master of a Primary School in Konia Kpindima in the Eatern Region. Mr. Mohamed Momoh Sarmu principal of the Government Secondary School in Jimmi Bagbo. Edward Jeffrey Boima a man with diverse knowledge in Information Technology, Administration and Management was born from this Village to Chief Joe Lahai Boima Gbondo and Mamie Joe Lahai commonly called Mamie Mano. She is called Mamie Mano because she came from the neighboring Town called Mano Yorgbo.

Mondorkor has other notable people like the Samas, Vayombos, the Alpha. Mondorkr is found in Mano Yourgbo Section in the Bagbo Chiefdom. Monodor has two Sections the Gietei Bui which means Down field and Gieteii Wukor means Up field. In Mondorko, there compunds with family names. The ‘Behfuibu ‘( Under bread Fruit Tree) the Compund of the Boima Gbondos where the late Chief Joe Lahai Boima Gbondo who was the father of Edward Jeffrey Boima and the Second Imam of the Town Sheik Mohamed lahai Gbondo who is the founder and also Arabic Teacher of the Primary School Sierra Leone Muslim Brotherhood SLMB.

Mondorkor is a Community that need Development. They are in need of Schools Health Center, Youths center
 * 1) Mondokor is Surrounded by Major towns and villages like Jimmi, Matru, Senehun Gola, Tokpumbu, Mano Yorgbo, Bobobu and Bendu Malen.