Western Area

The Western Area of Sierra Leone, which hosts the capital city Freetown, is divided into Western Rural and Western Urban. The Western Rural is divided into four districts namely; Koya, Mountain and Peninsular, Waterloo and York. The Western Urban is generally referred to as the Freetown municipality, categorized into Eastern, Central and Western sections.

 

All ethnic groups in Sierra Leone are found in the Western Area, but the Creole ethnic group makes up the highest proportion.  

 
Western Area Statistics Rural Urban

Population

Population 2004 (SSL)

164,024

786,900

Male Population 2004 (SSL)

80,187

388,754

Female Population 2004 (SSL)

83,837

398,146
Land Area (sq. KM) 698.2

No. of Chiefdoms/Ward 2004 (SSL)

4

8

No. of Enumeration Areas 2004 (SSL)

176

1,349

No. of Provisional Households 2004 (SSL)

28,599

137,347

 

© DACO/SLIS August 2008