Wilberforce
Wilberforce is a neighborhood in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It is home to the Wilberforce military barracks, one of the largest in the country and the main barracks of the Sierra Leone military.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in Sierra Leone
- Also known as: “Wilberforce, Sierra Leone”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Stadium and National Museum.
National Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Dorothy Voorhees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Siaka Stevens National Stadium, commonly known informally as the National Stadium, is the national stadium of Sierra Leone, located in the capital city of Freetown.
National Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sierra Leone National Museum, previously known as the Sierra Leone Museum and the Museum of the Sierra Leone Society, is the national museum of Sierra Leone. it is located at the junction of Siaka Stevens Street and Pademba Road in central Freetown. National Museum is situated 3½ km northeast of Wilberforce.
Cotton Tree
Photo: Chtrede, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The Cotton Tree is a kapok tree that is a historic symbol of Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone. The Cotton Tree gained importance in 1792 when a group of formerly enslaved African Americans, who had gained their freedom by fighting for the British during the American Revolutionary War, settled the site of modern Freetown. Cotton Tree is situated 3½ km northeast of Wilberforce.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freetown and Murray Town.
Freetown
Freetown is the capital city of Sierra Leone and is the heart of the Western region, with around a million inhabitants. It is on a peninsula on the south bank of the estuary of the Sierra Leone River.
Murray Town
Suburb
Murray Town is a suburb in Sierra Leone's capital of Freetown. The Amputees and War Wounded Association is based here arising from the local camp for such people.
Aberdeen
Suburb
Aberdeen is a coastal neighborhood in the northwestern part of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown. It is home to numerous up-scale restaurants, hotels, nightclubs and other tourist facilities. Aberdeen is situated 3½ km northwest of Wilberforce.
Wilberforce
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Western Area, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.47536° or 8° 28′ 31″ northLongitude
-13.26359° or 13° 15′ 49″ westElevation
122 metres (400 feet)Open location code
6CW8FPGP+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 370496125OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Wilberforce” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Wilberforce, Sierra Leone”
- Japanese: “ウィルバーフォース (シエラレオネ)”
- Japanese: “ウィルバーフォース”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wilberforce Community Field and Wilberforce Village Community Center.
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