Kailahun is the
capital of
Kailahun District in the
Eastern Province of
Sierra Leone. Kailahun is a major business and commercial center of Kailahun District. The population was 13,108 in the 2004 census, a 2006 estimate of 18,411
]and a current estimate of about 30,411. Kailahun lies in the far east of Sierra Leone, approximately 320 miles north east of
Freetown; and about 75 miles east of
Kenema.
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