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Freetown

Western Africa

Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean in the Western Area of the country. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,347,559 1
Area (sq km)
82.48 1
Founding Year
1792 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
26 1
Latitude
8.48722 degrees north 1
Longitude
13.23556 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Sierra Leone, Countries
Source Freetown (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Sierra Leone, Countries

Freetown is the capital of Sierra Leone.

Source Freetown (Wikipedia)
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Site Of

Air Sierra Leone

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Source Wikipedia: Air Sierra Leonetier 2
Special Court for Sierra Leone

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Source Wikidata: Special Court for Sierra Leone
Supreme Court of Sierra Leone

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Source Institute for Security Studies: Chapter 5: The JudiciaryCourt structure
Quote, Court structure
The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal sit in Freetown.
Sources
1. Freetown (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone
  • Infobox, Population figure
    1,347,559
  • Infobox, Population year
    2024 Census
  • Infobox, Area
    82.48 km2 (31.85 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    8.48722°N 13.23556°W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    8.48722°N 13.23556°W
  • Infobox, Founded
    March 11, 1792
  • Infobox, Elevation
    26 m (85 ft)
  • Associated With: Sierra Leone, Infobox, Country
    Sierra Leone
  • Capital Of: Sierra Leone, Lead section, capital fact
    Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Freetown - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2409306
    8.48714 -13.2356 P PPLC SL 04 802639 38 Africa/Freetown
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 38 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 8.25, -13.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 8.25, -13.25
8.25 -13.25 Am
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Wikidata: Freetown
Wikidata Q3780, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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