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Western Area Urban District | |
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 Location of Western Area Urban District in Sierra Leone | |
| Coordinates: 8°29′N 13°14′W / 8.483°N 13.233°W | |
| Country | Sierra Leone |
| Province | Western Area |
| Capital | Freetown |
| Largest city | Freetown |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr |
| Area | |
• Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 1,050,301 |
| Time zone | UTC-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]
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ Taylor, Bankole Kamara (2014). Sierra Leone: The Land, Its People and History. New Africa Press. ISBN 9789987160389.