Southern Province, Sierra Leone

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Southern Province
Province
Country	Sierra Leone
Capital	Bo
Area
• Total	19,694 km2 (7,604 sq mi)
Population  (2015 census)
• Total	1,438,572
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)

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.