Western Area

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Western Area
Nickname:  Freetown Peninsula
Coordinates: 8°20′N 13°00′W / 8.333°N 13.000°W / 8.333; -13.000
Country	Sierra Leone
Capital	Freetown
Population  (2015 national census)
• Total	1,493,252
Time zone	UTC0 (Greenwich Mean Time)

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 557 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.