Western Area Urban District

Western Area Urban District
Location of Western Area Urban District in Sierra Leone
Location of Western Area Urban District in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 8°29′N 13°14′W / 8.483°N 13.233°W / 8.483; -13.233
CountrySierra Leone
ProvinceWestern Area
CapitalFreetown
Largest cityFreetown
Government
 • MayorYvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Area
 • Total13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)
 • Total1,050,301
Time zoneUTC-5 (Greenwich Mean Time)
HDI (2017)0.557[1]
medium · 1st

The Western Area Urban District is one of the 16 districts of Sierra Leone. It is by far the most populous district in the country with a population of 1,050,301 and is located in the Western Area of the country. The Western Area Urban District exclusively comprises the entire city of Freetown, the national capital, and its divided into the East End of Freetown, Central Freetown and the West End of Freetown; which are in turns divided into wards and constituencies within the City of Freetown.[2]

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ Taylor, Bankole Kamara (2014). Sierra Leone: The Land, Its People and History. New Africa Press. ISBN 9789987160389.

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