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Magburaka, town, central Sierra Leone, on the Rokel River. Located on the government railway, it is a traditional trade centre (in rice, palm oil and kernels, tomatoes, and kola nuts) among the Temne people. Magburaka has government and church schools, a vocational training centre, and a government hospital. Pop. (latest est.) 11,006.

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