Sherbro Island City - Sierra Leone
= Special Economic Zone project: "a 230 square mile (600 km2) tropical island, in the Atlantic Ocean which lies within the Bonthe District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone." [1]
Description
"Special Economic Zone (SEZ) that will one day become an afro-dynamic eco-city. ... This Public-Private Partnership (PPP) will create a new Special Economic Zone (SEZ) which will be a large-scale, phased development." [2]
"Sherbro is separated from the mainland by the Sherbro River in the north and Sherbro Strait in the east. It is 32 miles (51 km) long and up to 15 miles (24 km) wide. At the western extremity is Cape St. Ann. Bonthe and on the eastern end, is the Island’s chief port and commercial centre. ... The island is home to a relatively small population of 40,000 people with the majority residing in Bonthe Town, the Island’s chief port and commercial centre. Sherbro Island is ethnically diverse, though mainly from the Sherbro, and Mende ethnic groups. Primary occupations include fishing and rice farming." [3]