Freetown

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Freetown

Total population

951,000

Coordinates8.48°, -13.27°

Demographic figures from Statistics Sierra Leone. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.