Matotoka

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Matotoka is a town in Tane Chiefdom, Tonkolili District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone.{{cite web |url=http://africayoungvoices.com/2012/03/acc-takes-the-fight-against-corruption-to-youths-in-matotoka/ |title=ACC takes the fight against corruption to youths in Matotoka |work=africayoungvoices.com |date=March 26, 2012 |accessdate=May 1, 2012}}

Matotoka lies approximately 165 miles east of Freetown, on the highway linking Makeni to Kono District, and marks the point where the highway deteriorates to a rough track for the last 74 miles to Koidutown-Sefadu. {{cite web |url=http://www.thetorchlight.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3169:as-apc-intensifies-infrastructural-development-nationally&catid=36:local-news&Itemid=27 |title=KONO people Cry For Good Road |date=November 9, 2011 |accessdate=May 1, 2012}} There are plans to improve this road with the help of a large grant from the African Development Bank.{{cite web |url=http://www.sierraleonedailymail.com/archives/5422 |title=African Development Bank Approves Funding for Matotoka–Sefadu Road |accessdate=May 4, 2012}} A loan has been signed for the work as far as Yiye (a waterway at 8° 31' 00" N; 11° 21' 00" W).{{cite web |url=http://news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_200520173.shtml |title=African Development Bank load signed for Matotoka–Yiye Road |accessdate=May 4, 2012}}

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