Articles in Sierra Leone ( 114 )

114 Articles of interest in Sierra Leone

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  • Mount Bintumani

    Mount Bintumani (also known as Loma Mansa) is the highest peak in Sierra Leone, at 1,945 metres (6,381 ft). It lies in the Loma Mountains and its lower slopes are covered in rainforests, home to a wide variety of animals.

  • Lunsar

    Lunsar is a town in Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It is the largest town in Port Loko District by population. As of 2004, the population of Lunsar was estimated at 36,108[2]. The town is one of the main commercial and …

  • Koidutown-Sefadu

    Koidu Town (also known commonly as Koidu or, or Sefadu) is the capital, largest city, and economic center of the diamond-rich Kono District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Koidu Town is the fifth largest city in Sierra Leone by population (…

  • Queen Elizabeth II Quay

    Queen Elizabeth II Quay, also known as QE II Quay /ˌkjuː.ˈtk/ and by residents as the Deep Water Quay, is a locality in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It is located on a promontory called Fourah Point (also known variously as Farran Point, Farren Poi…

  • Pujehun District

    Pujehun District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital is the town of Pujehun . The other major towns in the district include Gandorhun, Zimmi, Gendema, Masam, Bomi and Potoru.

  • Loma Mountains

    The Loma Mountains are the highest mountain range in the West African country of Sierra Leone. The highest peak is Mount Bintumani which rises to a height of 1,945 metres (6,381 ft).

  • Koindu

    Koindu is a town in Kailahun District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Koindu is a major diamond mining town and market center.

  • Kambia, Sierra Leone

    Kambia also commonly known as Kambia Town is the capital and largest town of Kambia District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Kambia is a major trading town; and lies approximately 120 miles north-east of Freetown. The town had a population…

  • Freetown Central Prison

    Freetown Central Prison commonly known as Pademba Road Prison is a prison on Pademba Road in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The prison was built to house 220 prisoners in the pre-independence era and now holds around 1,000 prisoners.

  • Foya

    Foya is a town in the Foya District of Lofa County, Liberia. Located 66 kilometers from Voinjama, it is home to the Kissi-speaking tribes of Liberia. Foya shares border with Sierra Leone and Guinea; it is the major trade link for the people in the f…

  • Kissy, Sierra Leone

    Kissy (formerly Waterloo refugee camp) is a poor neighborhood on the eastern end of the Sierra Leonean capital of Freetown. It is also home to numerous health services, including a United Methodist Church Health and Maternity ward as well as a menta…

  • Kamabai

    Kamabai is a small town in Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone, with a population of about 4000 within a 7 km radius (including the villages of Kagbumbo, Bonaia, Manlokoko, Kawere, Masasa, Makombon, Matunko, Mateli, Mabunko, Ka…

  • Gbinti

    Gbinti is a rural town in Dibia chiefdom [1], Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The town is the chieftaincy seat of Dibia chiefdom.

  • Bo Airport

    Bo Airport (IATA: KBS, ICAO: GFBO) is a regional airport located in Bo, the second largest city of Sierra Leone. It is mainly used for regional and diplomatic aircraft to Bo District.

  • Yengema Airport

    Yengema Airport (IATA: WYE, ICAO: GFYE) is a regional airport located in Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone. It is the largest and main airport that serves the Kono District.

  • Western Area Forest Reserve

    Western Area Forest Reserve, also known as the Western Area Peninsula Forest Reserve, is a non-hunting forest reserve in Sierra Leone. The area became a forest reserve in 1916 and has an area of 17,688 hectares (68.29 sq mi). It was demarcated by Ch…

  • Sulima, Sierra Leone

    Sulima 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.

  • Murray Town

    Murray Town is an upscale neighborhood in Sierra Leone's capital of Freetown. It is home to a camp for the War Wounded and Amputeed population and the Amputees and War Wounded Association. It is also home to the Sierra Leone Grammar School.

  • Kamakwie

    Kamakwie 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 [2].

  • Kabala Airport

    Kabala Airport (IATA: KBA, ICAO: GFKB) is a general aviation municipal airport and heliport located in Kabala, Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone Transportation Authority is in the process of expanding the airport to include a landing strip and other fa…

  • Hastings, Sierra Leone

    Hastings is a town in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone. The town had a population of 15,054 (2004 census) and lies approximately 15 miles east of Freetown.

  • Daru, Sierra Leone

    Daru is small town in Kailahun District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone with a population of 5,958 (2010 estimate) Daru lies approximately 25 miles ( (40 kilometers) to Kenema[2]

  • Binkolo

    Binkolo is a rural town in Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Binkolo is home to an estimated 13,867 residents (2004 census). The majority of the population are from the Limba ethnic group.

  • Yonibana

    Yonibana is a small rural town in Tonkolili District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The vast majority of its population are from the Temne ethnic group and the Temne language is widely spoken in the town.

  • Wilberforce, Sierra Leone

    Wilberforce is an area in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It is the highest point in the city and is also home to several foreign embassies, including China, Gambia, Germany, Liberia, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, and Austria [1].

  • Tagrin Point

    Tagrin Point is the proposed location of a deep water port to replace the older and shallower port of Port Pepel in Sierra Leone.