Western Area

division of Sierra Leone

The Western Area is one of the five administrative regions of Sierra Leone. It comprises the national capital Freetown and its surrounding suburbs. Its area is 557 km² and 1,493,252 people lived here in 2015. The Western Area is not a province.

Location of the Western Area in Sierra Leone

It is divided into two districts:

8°20′N 13°00′W / 8.333°N 13.000°W / 8.333; -13.000