What is Western Area?
[[Image:Western Area in Sierra Leone 2018.svg|thumb|Location of the Western Area in Sierra Leone]] The '''Western Area''' is one of the five administrative regions of [[Sierra Leone]]. It comprises the national capital [[Freetown]] and its surrounding suburbs. Its area is 557&nbsp;km² and 1,493,252 people lived here in 2015. The Western Area is not a [[province]]. It is divided into two districts: * [[Western Area Rural District]] * [[Western Area Urban District]] {{Coord|8|20|N|13|00|W|region:SL_type:adm1st|display=title}} {{Authority control}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Provinces of Sierra Leone]]