Western Area, Administrative division in Freetown Peninsula, Sierra Leone.
The Western Area encompasses 557 square kilometers of land, including Freetown city and surrounding regions along the Atlantic Ocean coastline.
The area gained prominence as an administrative center in 1808 when the British established the Sierra Leone Colony for returning Africans.
Muslims constitute 69 percent of the population while Christians make up 30 percent, creating a diverse religious landscape in the region.
The region divides into two districts: Western Area Rural with Waterloo as its capital, and Western Area Urban centered in Freetown.
The Western Area remains the only administrative division in Sierra Leone without international borders, surrounded mainly by the Atlantic Ocean.
GPS coordinates: 8.33460,-13.06560
Latest update: March 10, 2025 16:23
Cotton Tree
25.3 km
National Stadium
25.9 km
Grand Mosque of Conakry
149.8 km
Western Area Peninsula National Park
12.4 km
State House
25.1 km
Palais du Peuple
148.9 km
Lungi Bridge
22.4 km
Conakry National Museum
148.2 km
Marché Madina
149.8 km
Monument du 22 Novembre 1970
148.9 km
Sierra Leone House of Parliament
25.1 km
8 November Bridge
149.2 km
Sierra Leone National Museum
25.3 km
Sierra Leone National Railway Museum
23.2 km
St. George's Cathedral, Freetown
25.5 km
Marché du Niger
148.7 km
Leicester Peak
21.7 km
Cape Sierra Leone Lighthouse
31.3 km
Plage de Bénarès
150.1 km
Plage de Kassa
148.1 km
Plage de Roume
148.7 km
Bastion des Fort Thornton
24.9 km
Tor zum alten Kings Yard
25.6 km
Old Fourah Bay College building
23.7 km
Gateway to the Old King's Yards
25.6 km
Bluezone de Kaloum
149 km
植物園
149.6 km
Presqu'île de Camayenne
150.6 kmReviews
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