Mano

Mano lies on the Jong River in the Mende country of southern Sierra Leone. The river, known farther downstream as the Jong and upstream as the Taia, flows towards the Sherbro estuary and the Atlantic. Settlements along its course inhabit a landscape of forest and cultivated land, where the river links the interior with the coastal waterways. The Mende are one of the principal peoples of this region, with communities organised around local chiefs and farming villages.