Tombo
Tombo is a coastal fishing town located on the southern coast of the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. The town is approximately 30 miles south east of Freetown.- Type: Village
- Description: place in Western Area, Sierra Leone
- Also known as: “Tombo, Sierra Leone”, “Tumba”, and “Tumbu”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kerry Town and Bureh Town.
Kerry Town
Village
Kerry Town is a village in the Rural District in the… Kerry Town is situated 6 km north of Tombo.
Bureh Town
Hamlet
Bureh Town is a small resort town in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone. Bureh Town is situated 7 km west of Tombo.
Kent
Village
Kent is a coastal fishing village around the… Kent is situated 8 km southwest of Tombo.
Tombo
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Western Area, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.21767° or 8° 13′ 4″ north
Longitude
-13.09764° or 13° 5′ 52″ west
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
6CW86W92+3W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Central Kanuri to Ukrainian—“Tombo” goes by many names.
- Central Kanuri: “Tombo, Sierra Leone”
- Dutch: “Tombo, Sierra Leone”
- German: “Tombo”
- Swahili: “Tumbu, Sierra Leone”
- Swedish: “Tombo, Sierra Leone”
- Swedish: “Tombo”
- Ukrainian: “Томбо”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Shabro Town and Madina Community.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Tombo Police Station and Countess Huntingdon’s Church.
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