Sierra Leone: reliable reference points for planning your trip
A first look at Sierra Leone: its location in West Africa, Freetown as its capital, and the basic facts that have been confirmed.
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Freetown is Sierra Leone’s capital, in the western part of the country. Organised boat visits to Bunce Island start from the Freetown area, and access depends on conditions and the operator.
The place
What makes it special
- Capital of Sierra Leone.
- Starting point for organised river trips to Bunce Island.
Travel atlas
3 articlesArticles in Freetown
Guides to this place
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Guides to this place
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Sources and references
This profile summarises our destination guides. Their research sources and the geographical reference are listed below.
- travel.state.gov
- ntb.gov.sl
- portal.ntb.gov.sl
- sierraleoneheritage.org
- whc.unesco.org
- tourism.gov.sl
- www.si.edu
- travel.state.gov
- Sierra Leone · Wikidata
- Sierra Leone · World Countries — mledoze
- Sierra Leone · World Bank Open Data
- Sierra Leone · DBpedia
- Sierra Leone · Crossref
- Sierra Leone · Crossref
- Bunce Island · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Bunce Island, Pepel, Port Loko District, North West Province, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Freetown · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Freetown, Western Area Urban, Western Area, Sierra Leone · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Sierra Leone River · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Lungi International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Lungi International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
- Sierra Leone · Crossref · Metadatos públicos; derechos específicos por campo cuando correspondan · Crossref
- Freetown · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q3780
- Student Prize 2019-20, with experiences from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Sierra Leone, and Spain (in English, Portuguese, and Spanish). · OpenAlex · CC0 1.0 · OpenAlex
- Place identification and coordinates
Profile updated: 08/10/2026