Back Заходняя вобласць (Сьера-Леонэ) Byelorussian Западна област (Сиера Леоне) Bulgarian পশ্চিমাঞ্চল, সিয়েরা লিওন Bengali/Bangla Western Area CEB Western Area (Sierra Leone) German Δυτική Περιφέρεια, Σιέρρα Λεόνε Greek Área Occidental Spanish Läänepiirkond (Sierra Leone) Estonian ناحیه غربی Persian Läntinen alue Finnish
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Western Area | |
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| Nickname: Freetown Peninsula | |
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| Coordinates: 8°20′N 13°00′W / 8.333°N 13.000°W | |
| Country | Sierra Leone |
| Capital | Freetown |
| Area | |
• Total | 557 km2 (215 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 national census) | |
• Total | 1,493,252 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| 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.