Pujehun is the capital of Pujehun District in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. The 1985 census gives pujehun a population of 3,859 with the population estimated to have grown to 9,121 in 2010 and a current estimate of 30,000 people.Pujehun is a rural town and is the commercial and administrative center of Pujehun Distrct. Pujehun lies about 50 miles south of Bo, and about 200 miles -south-east of Freetown. The inhabitant of Pujehun are largely from the Mende ethnic group.