Kenema is the third largest city in Sierra Leone (after Freetown and Bo) and the largest city in the Eastern Province. The city is a major trade center and is the capital and largest city of Kenema District. The municipality of Kenema had a population of 128,402 in the 2004 census and a more recent estimate of 188,463 ] Kenema lies approximately south-east of Freetown  and about south of Bo. Kenema is the second largest city and second largest commercial center in the Southeastern region of Sierra Leone, after Bo.