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A map of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone map of Köppen climate classification. Sierra Leone is located on the southwest coast of West Africa, lying mostly between latitudes 7° and 10°N (a small area is south of 7°), and longitudes 10° and 14°W.
Sierra Leone is located at approximately 8.5°N 12.1°W, between the 7th and 10th parallels north of the equator. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and northeast, and Liberia to the south and southeast. [5] The country has a total area of 71,740 km 2 (27,699 sq mi), divided into a land area of 71,620 km 2 (27,653 sq mi) and water of 120 km ...
Sierra Leone portal. v. t. e. The provinces of Sierra Leone are divided into 16 districts, as of July 2017. [1][2] Previously, the country was divided into 14 districts. The Western Area is divided into two districts. Sierra Leone's capital Freetown is located in the Western Area of the country and its makes up the Western Area Urban District.
e. Sierra Leone first became inhabited by indigenous African peoples at least 2,500 years ago. The Limba were the first tribe known to inhabit Sierra Leone. The dense tropical rainforest partially isolated the region from other West African cultures, and it became a refuge for peoples escaping violence and jihads.
Rank City Population (2015) [1] [2] Province District Note 1: Freetown: 1,055,964: Western Area: Western Area Urban District: Capital of Sierra Leone 2: Kenema: 200,443
It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and political centre, as it is the seat of the Government of Sierra Leone. The population of Freetown was 1,347,559 as of the 2024 census. [4]
Bo, Sierra Leone. Bo, also commonly referred to as Bo Town, is the third largest city in Sierra Leone by population (after Freetown and Kenema) and the largest city in the Southern Province. Bo is the capital and administrative centre of Bo District. The city of Bo has a population of 223,075 based on 2021 national mid-term census estimates. [2]
t. e. Sierra Leone is divided into four provinces (until 2017, three) and one Western Area; these are further divided into 16 districts (previously 14), and the districts are further divided into 190 (previously 149) chiefdoms. [1]