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'''Tonkolili District''' is a [[Districts of Sierra Leone|Districtdistrict]] in the [[Northern Province, Sierra Leone|Northern Province]] of [[Sierra Leone]]. Its capital and largest city is [[Magburaka]]. The other major towns include Masingbi, Yele, [[Mile 91, Sierra Leone|Mile 91]], [[Bumbuna]], [[Yonibana]], [[Matotoka]]. [[Mathora]], [[Magbass]] and [[Masanga]]. Tonkolili District is home to the largest [[sugar factory]] in Sierra Leone, and one of the largest sugar factories in West Africa, that is located in the town of Magbass. Tonkolili District had a population of 530,776.<ref name="allafrica.com" /> The district occupies a total area of {{convert|7,003|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and comprises eleven [[Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone|chiefdom]]s.
 
Tonkolili District borders [[Bombali District]] to the northwest, [[Kono District]] to the east, [[Kenema District]] and [[Bo District]] to the southeast, Port Loko and Koinadugu Districts. Tonkolili is strategically located in the center of Sierra Leone. The district is criss crossed by many rivers including the Pampana River and Sierra Leone's longest river, the [[Rokel River|Rokel]].