Makeni is the largest city in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone and the capital of Bombali District, serving as the province's economic center. It is the fifth largest city in Sierra Leone by population, with 85,116 residents at the 2021 census, and lies approximately 110 miles east of Freetown. Makeni is home to the University of Makeni, the country's largest private university.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Makeni (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 125,970 (2015)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 8.881667, longitude -12.044167
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 125970 (2015)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Makeni - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2406407
8.88605 -12.04417 P PPLA SL 02 85116 93 Africa/Freetown
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 93 m
View the Source 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 8.75, -12.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 8.75, -12.25
8.75 -12.25 Am
Wikidata: Makeni
Makeni (Wikipedia)
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