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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 Sierra Leone Supreme Court in the capital Freetown, the highest and most powerful court in the country. The judicial power of Sierra Leone is vested in the ...
Sierra Leone's cities. Rank City Population (2015) [1] [2] Province District Note 1: Freetown: 1,055,964: Western Area: Western Area Urban District: Capital of Sierra ...
e. Sierra Leone first became inhabited by indigenous African peoples at least 2,500 years ago. The Limba were the first tribe known to inhabit Sierra Leone. The dense tropical rainforest partially isolated the region from other West African cultures, and it became a refuge for peoples escaping violence and jihads.
The Sierra Leone Portal. Sierra Leone, (/ siˌɛrə liˈoʊn (i)/ ⓘ, also UK: / siˌɛərə -/, US: / ˌsɪərə -/; Krio: Salone) officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Its land area is 71,740 km 2 (27,699 sq mi).
As of the 2015 census, Sierra Leone had a population of 7,092,113. Freetown is both its capital and its largest city. The country is divided into five administrative regions, which are further subdivided into 16 districts. Sierra Leone is a presidential republic, with a unicameral parliament and a directly elected president. It is a secular state.
Sierra Leone portal. v. t. e. The provinces of Sierra Leone are divided into 16 districts, as of July 2017. [1][2] Previously, the country was divided into 14 districts. The Western Area is divided into two districts. Sierra Leone's capital Freetown is located in the Western Area of the country and its makes up the Western Area Urban District.
The President of Sierra Leone official and principal workplace is at State House, located in Tower Hill in central Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. The president of Sierra Leone has two official residences .