Freetown
Freetown is a capital city in Sierra Leone with a population of about 802,639.
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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 population of Freetown was 1,347,559 as of the 2024 census.
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About Freetown
| Country | Sierra Leone |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 04 |
| Population | 802,639 |
| Local currency | SLE |
| Coordinates | 8.4871, -13.2356 |
| Time zone | Africa/Freetown |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Large city |
| Population (Sierra Leone) | #1 most populated in Sierra Leone |
| Where on Earth | 8°29′14″N · 13°14′8″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 945 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 9,074 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Thiruvananthapuram (India) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -8.49, 166.76 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Paris | 4,719 km |
| London | 4,932 km |
| São Paulo | 5,086 km |
| Cairo | 5,201 km |
| Moscow | 6,866 km |
| New York | 6,945 km |