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 four 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 divided into two districts: the Western Area Rural and the Western Area Urban.

Unlike the other three regions of Sierra Leone, the majority of the people in the Western Area live mainly in urban areas. The Western Area is the wealthiest region in Sierra Leone, having the largest economy, financial and cultural center, as well as the seat of the country's national government. Unlike the other regions in Sierra Leone, the western area is not a province.


It is divided into two districts

Freetown serves as the administrative headquarters of both the Western Area and the Urban District, and served as the capital of the Rural District until 2009 when it was formally moved to the city of Waterloo.

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