Place:Western Area, Sierra Leone

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NameWestern Area
Alt namesW. Areasource: Times Atlas of the World (1985) plate 89
TypeProvince
Coordinates8.333°N 13°W
Located inSierra Leone
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Freetown ( 1787 - )
Kent
Waterloo
York
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The Western Area or Freetown Peninsula (formerly the Colony of Sierra Leone) is one of five principal divisions of Sierra Leone. It comprises the oldest city and national capital Freetown and its surrounding towns and countryside. It covers an area of 557 km2 and has a population of 1,447,271. The Western Area is located mostly around the peninsula and is divided into two districts: the Western Area Rural and the Western Area Urban.

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