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Western Area
The Western Area or Freetown Peninsula (formerly the Colony of Sierra Leone) is one of five principal divisions of Sierra Leone. It comprises the oldest city and national capital Freetown and its surrounding towns and countryside. It covers an area of 1,310 km2 and has a population of 1,447,271. The Western Area is located mostly around the peninsula and is divided into two districts: the Western Area Rural and the Western Area Urban. Geography Western Area is the wealthiest region of Sierra Leone, having the largest economy, the country's financial and cultural center, as well as the seat of the country's national government. Unlike the other regions in Sierra Leone, the western area is not a province. It is divided into two districts: * Western Area Rural * Western Area Urban Freetown serves as the administrative headquarters of both the Western Area and the Urban District, and served as the capital of the Rural District until 2009 when it was formally moved to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricketts, Sierra Leone
Ricketts is a coastal fishing village on Banana Islands off Yawri Bay, around the peninsula in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. Ricketts is an island and is reached only by boat or helicopter. The major industries in the village are fishing and tourism. The population of Ricketts is almost entirely made up of the Creole and Sherbro ethnic groups. Krio is the primary language of communication in the village. History Ricketts was founded by Henry Ricketts in 1830 as a settlement to provide accommodation for liberated enslaved Africans who had been brought to Freetown by the British Royal Navy West Africa Squadron The West Africa Squadron, also known as the Preventive Squadron, was a squadron of the Royal Navy whose goal was to suppress the Atlantic slave trade by patrolling the coast of West Africa. Formed in 1808 after the British Parliament passed .... Previously, the native Sherbro lived in the area. References {{reflist Villages in Sierra Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kebbie Town , Cole Town and RockKebbie Town is a village in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone. It is located about nineteen miles east of Freetown and about 8 miles north of Waterloo. The main industry in Kebbie Town is farming and fishing. Kebbie Town is mainly inhabited by the Krio people. Most of the population of Kebbie Town are Christians. Kebbie Town is in very close proximity to the neighborhood towns of Kerry Town Kerry Town is a village in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone h1> External links * http://www.citipedia.info/city/general/Sierra+Leone__Western+Area_Kebbi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Town
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Grafton, Sierra Leone
Grafton is a coastal town close to the peninsula, in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. Grafton is a trade center and lies about on the main highway to Freetown. Grafton is a principal home of the Creole ethnic group, and the Creole people are by far the largest inhabitant of Grafton. The Krio language is the primary language of communication and the most widely spoken language in Grafton. Although part of the larger Western Area Rural District Council, Grafton has its own locally directly elected Town Council A town council, city council or municipal council is a form of local government for small municipalities. Usage of the term varies under different jurisdictions. Republic of Ireland In 2002, 49 urban district councils and 26 town commissi ..., headed by a Town Head. The current Town Head of Grafton is Ekundayo Conteh References External links * * * *{{cite news, url=http://www.irinnews.org/Report/78853/SIERRA-LEONE-Sex-crimes-continue-in-peac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloucester, Sierra Leone
Gloucester () is a mountainous village in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. Gloucester lies approximately five miles east of Freetown, and close proximity to the towns of Regent and Leicester. It is located in a valley above Freetown with streams flowing from higher up in the mountains providing irrigation. Much of the area is wooded, but it is possible to see the Bullom Shore to the north. Africanus Horton, born in Gloucester, described the area as presenting "the most picturesque and lovely scenery that ever eye beheld in a tropical world". History Gloucester was founded by Governor Charles MacCarthy in 1814 as a settlement for liberated Africans, or recaptives, who had been freed for vessels involved in the slave trade by the West Africa Squadron. Henry Düring was a missionary active in the village between 1816–1823. He supervised the building of stone gothic-style church which was formally opened in 1820 with a service involving 400 recaptives. Populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fogbo
Fogbo is a small coastal fishing town in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. Fogbo is in close proximity to the town of Tombo. The major industry in Fogbo is fishing and small scale farming. Tombo has an estimated population of 2,000 residents. The population of Fogbo is ethnically diverse, and its inhabitants are predominantly muslims Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God .... References {{reflist External links *http://allafrica.com/stories/201106291237.html Villages in Sierra Leone Western Area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cole Town
Cole Town is a village in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone. mining and farming are the two major industries in Cole Tow Cole Town is located about ten miles to Waterloo, Sierra Leone, Waterloo and about twenty miles to Freetown. The people of Cole Town are ethnically diverse, and the village is home to a religiously diverse population of Christians and Muslims. Like many parts of Sierra Leone, the Krio language The Sierra Leonean Creole or Krio is an English-based creole language that is the lingua franca and de facto national language spoken throughout the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Krio is spoken by 96 percent of the country's population, ... is the main language of Cole Town and is widely spoken in the village. External links *http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=59724&fid=5760&c=sierra_leone Western Area {{SierraLeone-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte, Sierra Leone
Charlotte is a mountainous village in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone Charlotte is located about twenty miles outside , Sierra Leone's capital. Charlotte, is commonly known as Charlotte Village, and is in close proximity to the towns of , and . The main economic activity in Charlotte is |
Bureh Town
Bureh Town is a small resort town in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone. Bureh Town is located around the Sierra Leone peninsular; and is home to the Bureh Beach, one of the main tourists attracting centers in Sierra Leonhttp://www.surfingsalone.com/bbsc Bureh Town is home to the Bureh Beach surf club, the only surf club center in Sierra Leone The town is named after Bai Bureh, a Sierra Leonean pro independent leader, who lead the Hut Tax War of 1898 in Northern Sierra Leone against the British administration of Sierra Leone. The main economic activities in Bureh Town is tourism, fishing and trading. Bureh Town is home to several different ethnic groups, although the Sherbro are the largest ethnic group in the town, followed by the Temne people. Bureh Town was founded by the Sherbro people, and the town still has a large significant Sherbro population at present. Bureh Town is home to a large population of Christians and Muslims. Like the rest of Sierra Leone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunce Island
Bunce Island (also spelled "Bence," "Bense," or "Bance" at different periods) is an island in the Sierra Leone River. It is situated in Freetown Harbour, the estuary of the Rokel River and Port Loko Creek, about upriver from Sierra Leone's capital city Freetown. The island measures about by and houses a castle that was built by the Royal Africa Company in c.1670. Tens of thousands of Africans were shipped from here to the North American colonies of South Carolina and Georgia to be forced into slavery, and are the ancestors of many African Americans of the United States. Although the island is small, its strategic position at the limit of navigation for ocean-going ships in Africa's largest natural harbour made it an ideal base for European slave traders. To mark the 2007–2008 bicentennial of Britain's abolition of the slave trade, a team at James Madison University created a three-dimensional animation of the castle as it was in 1805, and an exhibit on the site that was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benguema
Benguema is a military town in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone, about 30 miles east of Freetown. Benguema is home to the Benguema Military Academy, the largest Sierra Leone military recruit training center. The town is also home to Sierra Leone's largest military Barracks, that houses soldiers and family members of the Sierra Leone military. The population of Bengwema is ethnically diverse. The city of Benguema has an estimated population of 30,268. Though part of the larger Western Area district council, Benguema is locally governed by a directly elected town council A town council, city council or municipal council is a form of local government for small municipalities. Usage of the term varies under different jurisdictions. Republic of Ireland In 2002, 49 urban district councils and 26 town commissi ..., headed by a Town Head. The current Town Head of Benguema is Ekundayo Cont{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006082634/h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
