35:
103:
42:
435:
318:
and oil are still important components of the local economy. Fishing is also important, as is tourism. Visitors come for the beach, as well as to travel on the ferry to nearby
156:
295:
34:
66:
430:
224:
The population of Kent is estimated at 1,804 residents, and is ethnically diverse. The major industry in Kent is fishing,
206:
130:
284:
125:
381:
263:
patrolled the area with boats to prevent illegal slaving. Kent then became a centre for hundreds of freed
252:. During this time, the village contained several slave pens, each of which could hold up to 500 slaves.
425:
260:
256:
291:
410:
241:
264:
319:
268:
245:
405:
355:
171:
419:
280:
102:
210:
145:
118:
106:
272:
225:
202:
81:
68:
315:
244:; people were captured by the Portuguese, and then shipped from Kent to the
177:
290:
The village was officially founded and named at this time, by Nova
Scotian
311:
299:
249:
214:
276:
229:
218:
198:
195:
113:
182:
248:, where they were inspected; many were later sent by ship to the
411:
http://www.ibike.org/bikeafrica/sierra-leone/essay/11-Kent.htm
255:
Kent retained a connection with the slave trade following the
240:
During the 17th and 18th centuries Kent was a centre for the
436:
Populated places established by Sierra Leone
Creoles
406:
http://www.ecosalone.com/Kent%20Sierra%20Leone.html
176:
166:
161:
151:
141:
136:
124:
112:
97:
21:
298:. The slave pens were converted to churches by
213:. Kent lies approximately thirty miles east of
8:
349:
347:
345:
343:
341:
339:
337:
335:
283:. The descendants of the settlers are the
18:
314:agriculture since the 19th century, and
331:
175:
160:
135:
96:
61:
27:
310:Kent has been an important centre for
165:
150:
140:
123:
111:
7:
16:Place in Western Area, Sierra Leone
221:and its strong fishing community.
14:
382:"Sierra Leone Wins Independence"
101:
40:
33:
217:. Kent is known for its large
1:
259:by the British. The British
41:
207:Western Area Rural District
131:Western Area Rural District
452:
294:, and Lieutenant-Colonel
152: • Village Head
62:
28:
431:Villages in Sierra Leone
54:Location in Sierra Leone
271:slaves arriving from
356:"Kent, Sierra Leone"
261:West Africa Squadron
257:abolition of slavery
201:village around the
78: /
167: • Total
354:Iofanah, Mabieu.
189:
188:
142: • Type
443:
393:
392:
390:
388:
377:
371:
370:
368:
366:
351:
296:Charles McCarthy
265:African American
105:
93:
92:
90:
89:
88:
83:
82:8.333°N 13.067°W
79:
76:
75:
74:
71:
44:
43:
37:
19:
451:
450:
446:
445:
444:
442:
441:
440:
416:
415:
402:
397:
396:
386:
384:
379:
378:
374:
364:
362:
353:
352:
333:
328:
308:
238:
146:Village Council
86:
84:
80:
77:
72:
69:
67:
65:
64:
58:
57:
56:
55:
52:
51:
50:
49:
45:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
449:
447:
439:
438:
433:
428:
418:
417:
414:
413:
408:
401:
400:External links
398:
395:
394:
380:AGlobalWorld.
372:
330:
329:
327:
324:
320:Banana Islands
307:
304:
302:missionaries.
269:Afro-Caribbean
246:Banana Islands
237:
234:
187:
186:
180:
174:
173:
168:
164:
163:
159:
158:
155:Samuel Massah
153:
149:
148:
143:
139:
138:
134:
133:
128:
122:
121:
116:
110:
109:
99:
95:
94:
87:8.333; -13.067
60:
59:
53:
47:
46:
39:
38:
32:
31:
30:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
448:
437:
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
423:
421:
412:
409:
407:
404:
403:
399:
383:
376:
373:
361:
360:ecosalone.com
357:
350:
348:
346:
344:
342:
340:
338:
336:
332:
325:
323:
321:
317:
313:
305:
303:
301:
297:
293:
288:
286:
285:Creole people
282:
281:United States
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
253:
251:
247:
243:
235:
233:
231:
227:
222:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
197:
193:
184:
181:
179:
172:
169:
157:
154:
147:
144:
132:
129:
127:
120:
117:
115:
108:
104:
100:
91:
63:Coordinates:
36:
20:
426:Western Area
385:. Retrieved
375:
363:. Retrieved
359:
309:
292:Peter During
289:
254:
239:
223:
211:Sierra Leone
191:
190:
119:Western Area
107:Sierra Leone
273:Nova Scotia
242:slave trade
226:coal mining
85: /
420:Categories
387:7 November
365:7 November
326:References
203:peninsular
162:Population
137:Government
316:palm wine
178:Time zone
312:palm nut
300:Anglican
279:and the
250:Americas
215:Freetown
126:District
306:Economy
277:England
236:History
230:tourism
219:beaches
205:in the
199:fishing
196:coastal
98:Country
73:13°04′W
170:1,804
114:Region
70:8°20′N
194:is a
185:(GMT)
183:UTC-5
389:2016
367:2016
267:and
228:and
192:Kent
48:Kent
23:Kent
209:of
422::
358:.
334:^
322:.
287:.
275:,
232:.
391:.
369:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
