Bathurst | |
|---|---|
  Bathurst Location in Sierra Leone | |
| Coordinates: 8°20′N 13°04′W / 8.333°N 13.067°W | |
| Country |  Sierra Leone |
| Region | Western Area |
| District | Western Area Rural District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Village Head | Samuel JS Woodie [1] [2] |
| Time zone | UTC-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.
- ^ "Bathurst, Sierra Leone Weather Forecast". Weather-forecast.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.