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Kenema is the third largest city in Sierra Leone (after Freetown and Bo), and the largest city in the country's Eastern Province. It is the capital of Kenema District and a major economic center of the Eastern Province. At the 2015 national census Kenema had a population of 200,354.. Kenema is approximately 300 kilometres (185 mi) southeast of Freetown and about 60 kilometres (40 mi) south of Bo. Kenema is one of Sierre Leone's most ethnically diverse cities. Its most widely spoken language is Krio. One of Sierra Leone's six municipalities, Kenema is governed by a directly elected city council, headed by a mayor in whom executive authority is vested, and who is responsible for the city's general management. The mayor and council members are elected every four years. Kenema's current mayor, Thomas Karimu Baio of the Sierra Leone People's Party[2]. Karimu Baio was elected mayor with 79.4% of the votes in the 2018 Kenema Mayoral election[3]. Kenema is an overwhelming political stronghold of the Sierra Leone People's Party. As in the rest of Sierra Leone, football is by far the city's most popular sport. The Kamboi Eagles, a professional football club based in Kenema, represents the city in the Sierra Leone National Premier League. Kenema is known as the hometown of some of Sierra Leone's greatest international soccer stars, including the country's most widely known athlete, retired soccer star Mohamed Kallon. Other notable Sierra Leonean international footballers from Kenema include the country's current top striker, Kei Kamara, and retired soccer stars Paul Kpaka, Kemokai Kallon and Musa Kallon. Kenema's growth was originally promoted by the logging and carpentry industries, which were linked to the city by the now-closed railway. Since then, its economy has benefited from the diamond mines first discovered in the area in 1931.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kenema in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
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The numerical value of kenema in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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