List of cities in Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
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Largest cities
- FreetownFreetownFreetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
1,070,200 - BoBo, Sierra LeoneBo is the second largest city in Sierra Leone and the largest city in the Southern Province. It lies about 164 miles south-east of Freetown and had a population 149,957 in the 2004 census, with a current estimate is 231,494 . The city serve as the capital and administrative center of Bo District...
269,000 http://www.exaf.eu/exaf/page.php?pid=210 - KenemaKenemaKenema is the third largest city in Sierra Leone and the largest city in the Eastern Province with a population of 128,402 in the 2004 census and a more recent estimate of 169,937...
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- MakeniMakeniMakeni is the largest city in the Nortern Province of Sierra Leone and the fifth largest city in Sierra Leone. The city is the capital of Bombali District and had a population of 80,840 in the 2004 census and a current estimate of 105,900...
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Other notable cities
- MagburakaMagburakaMagburaka is the capital and largest city of Tonkolili District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It is the second largest city in the Northern Province after Makeni and the 6th largest city in Sierra Leone with a population of 66,313 It is located at around , along the Rokel River...
- KabalaKabala, Sierra LeoneKabala is the capital and largest town of Koinadugu District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone, with a population of 14,108 in the 2004 census, and a current estimate of 18,770 Kabala is one of the main cities in northern Sierra Leone and is set in a rural landscape...
- Port LokoPort LokoPort Loko is the capital and second largest city of Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The city lies about , as the crow flies, north-east of the nation's capital Freetown and had a population of 21,961 in the 2004 census Port Loko lies on Banka Soka River, which flows...
- MoyambaMoyambaMoyamba is the capital and largest city of Moyamba District, in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone, with a population of 11,485 in the 2004 census. The city is about 48 miles southeast of the capital, Freetown. The population of the city is ethnically diverse although the Mende people make up...
- KailahunKailahunKailahun is the capital of Kailahun District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The town lies 300 miles east of Freetown and with a population of 25,210. The population of Kailahun is largely from the Mende ethnic group and the Mende language along with the Krio language are widely spoken...
- BontheBontheBonthe is a town located on Sherbro Island in Bonthe District of the southern Province of Sierra Leone. The town had a population of 9,535 in the 2004 census, with a current estimate of 10,206. In colonial times it used to be a major trading centre for piassava and other agricultural products...
- WaterlooWaterloo, Sierra LeoneWaterloo is the second largest city in the Western Area of Sierra Leone and a suburb of Freetown. The population of Waterloo was estimated at 19,750 in 2006. Waterloo lies just 18 miles east of Freetown -Socio-historical perspectives:...
- Kambia
Towns and villages
- BinkoloBinkoloBinkolo is a rural town in Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Binkolo is home to an estimated 13,867 residents . The majority of the population are from the Limba ethnic group. The town is the birthplace of Sierra Loene's second President, Joseph Saidu Momoh....
- DaruDaru, Sierra LeoneDaru is small rural town in Kailahun District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone with a population of 5,958 . The town is home to one of the largest military baracks in Sierra Leone. The majority of the people in the town are from the Mende ethnic group...
- FalabaFalabaFalaba is a former town in the Solima area, Koinadugu District of the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The population of Falaba is largely from the Mandingo and Kuranko ethnic groups. The village is largely muslim.-History:...
- GbintiGbintiGbinti is a town in Dibia chiefdom , Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The town lies about 52 miles from Freetown. The inhabitant of the town are almost entirely from the Temne ethnic group. The Temne language is widely spoken in the town...
- KamakwieKamakwieKamakwie is a small town in Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The population of the town was over 8,098 in 2006 estimate...
- KaimaKaimaKaima is a small rural town in Kono District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The town lies about 15 miles to Yengema and 40 miles to Koidu Town. The population of Kaima is estimated at 2,217 ....
- KoinduKoinduKoindu is a town in the Kailahun District, which is located in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Koindu is a major diamond mining town and market center. The population of Koindu is primarily Kissi....
- LungiLungi, Sierra LeoneLungi is a coastal town in Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The town had a population of 4185 in the 2004 census , with a 2006 estimate of 7,720. It lies about 22 miles west of the district capital Port Loko, and is separated from Freetown by the Sierra Leone sea...
- LunsarLunsarLunsar is one of the largest cities of Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The population was 16,567 in the 2004 census , but a 2010 estimate is 23,889 . The town lies about 22 miles east of the district capital of Port Loko and 65 miles east of Freetown . The...
- Madina
- Mange
- Mano
- Matru
- Momaligi
- NjalaNjala, Sierra LeoneNjala is a town in Moyamba District in the Southern Province, Sierra Leone. It is 200 km east of Freetown and is home to Njala University, the second largest university in Sierra Leone, after Fourah Bay College. The university attracts student from many West African countries.-External links:*...
- PepelPepelPepel is a coastal town in the Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. - Railway :Pepel is connected by a gauge 84 km long railway to an iron ore mine at Marampa....
- PendembuPendembuPendembu is a town in Kailahun District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The town population was 7,243 at the 2004 census. The majority of Pendembu's population are from the Mende ethnic group. The most widely spoken languages are Mende and Krio....
- ShengeShengeShenge is coastal town in the Atlantic ocean located in Moyamba District in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. The inhabitant of Shenge are predominantly fisherman and the town is one of the biggest fish producers in Sierra Leone. The town of Shenge can only be reached by helicopter or boat due...
- SulimaSulima, Sierra LeoneSulima is a town in the extreme south east of Sierra Leone, lying at the mouth of the Moa River. Originally a trading post in the nineteenth century, it has a large population of refugees from Liberia....
- Sumbaria
- Taiama
- TongoTongo, Sierra LeoneTongoma, also known as Tongo, is a diamond mining town and the second largest city in Kenema District, located in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The population of the 60-sq.-mile city is 44,376...
- Tumbu
- Worodu
- YanaYana, Sierra LeoneYana is a town in Northern Province of Sierra Leone, near the border with Guinea.Yana is located in the plains of Sierra Leone.Elevation = 75m- External links :*...
- Yele
- YengemaYengemaYengema is the second largest town in Kono District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone, lying about 18 miles west of Koidu Town , and about 264 miles east of Freetown. The major industry in Yengema is diamond mining. The town had a population of 3,621 in the 2004 census, with a 2007 estimate...
- YonibanaYonibanaYonibana is a small rural town in Tonkolili District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The population of Yonibana is primarily from the Temne ethnic group...