Bathurst, Sierra Leone

Bathurst
Bathurst is located in Sierra Leone
Bathurst
Bathurst
Location in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 8°20′N 13°04′W / 8.333°N 13.067°W / 8.333; -13.067
Country Sierra Leone
RegionWestern Area
DistrictWestern Area Rural District
Government
 • TypeVillage council
 • Village HeadSamuel JS Woodie [1] [2]
Time zoneUTC-5 (GMT)

Bathurst is a mountainous village in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. Bathurst seats at 541 feet above sea level,[1] and lies approximately six miles west of Freetown.

The major industry in Bathurst village is farming, small scale coal mining and animal husbandry. The Creole people are the largest and principal inhabitants of Bathurst village.

  1. ^ "Bathurst, Sierra Leone Weather Forecast". Weather-forecast.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.