Diang
Chiefdom
Country Sierra Leone
ProvinceNorthern Province
DistrictKoinadugu District
CapitalKondembaia
Population
 (2004[1])
 • Total19,700
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Diang is a chiefdom in Koinadugu District of Sierra Leone with a population of 19,700.[1] Its principal town is Kondembaia. Lake Sonfon is located in the chiefdom an inland mountain lake of religious and cultural significance.[2]There are two ruling houses namely, Ferekeya and Magbaia for the Paramount Chieftency in Diang Chiefdom. Ferenke and Magba are brothers from the same father and Ferenkeh was the eldest son. After the death of their father, Ferenkeh been the eldest son was automatically crowned as the next ruler of the Kingdom. At the initial ruling of Ferenkeh, Magba the youngest son was very respectful and obedient to his brother but things became sour as their differences growned wider as a result of certain decisions made by Ferenkeh. On this background, Ferenkeh sees Magba as someone who is disrespectful and disobedient, above all, someone who undermines decisions and challenged his authority. Ferenkeh was left with no option but to asked Magba out off the Palace, which never came as a surprise to Magba.Magba left the Palace and established his own settlement few kilometers from the Palace. Upon the death of Ferenkeh, Magba was crowned the next ruler. This is how the two ruling houses came to being.

References

  1. 1 2 "FINAL RESULTS 2004 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS" (pdf). Government of Sierra Leone. 2006. p. 8. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Lake Sonfon and Environs". Visit Sierra Leone. 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.


Notable people from Diang Chiefdom are: (1) Honorable Daniel Ferenkeh Koroma, former member of the Sierra Leone Parliament and Minister of Trade and Industry. (2) Daniel Amara Konah Koroma, U.S. government official in Montgomery County, Maryland. www.DanielKoroma.com

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