Bo
Overview
Bo has over 200,000 inhabitants and is the administrative center of Southern Province. It is the leading transportation hub of the interior of the country. Bo began its modern development with the coming of the railroad in 1889 and became an educational center in 1906, when the Bo Government Secondary School was established here. Bo was the capital of the Protectorate of Sierra Leone (1930-1961).
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Bo is the second city of Sierra Leone and the main city of Southern region. Bo is one of the only cities in Sierra Leone to be untouched by the war, owing to a citizen militia which kept the rebel soldiers out for the entire 10 years.
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Though Bo is the second city of Sierra Leone, there is not a lot to see here. Most people will use it as a stopping point on the way to other places. Small scale diamond mining is present in the area and could be worth a visit.
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