Mount Aureol
Mount Aureol is a suburb in Western Area, Sierra Leone. Mount Aureol is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cold Water, as well as near Quarry.Places of Interest
Highlights include Circular Road Cemetery and National Museum.
Circular Road Cemetery
Cemetery
Circular Road Cemetery is a cemetery located in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It was opened in 1827. Urban expansion had meant that the old burial ground at the south end of Howe Street had become surrounded by houses and so could not be enlarged.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tower Hill and Leicester.
Tower Hill
Suburb
Tower Hill is an affluent government and residential neighborhood in central Freetown, Sierra Leone. Tower Hill is located within the central business district in downtown Freetown.
Leicester
Village
Leicester is a coastal town in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. The town lies approximately fifteen miles east of Freetown. The town has an estimated population of 18,678.
Kissy
Suburb
Kissy is a neighbourhood located in the East End of the capital, Freetown, in Sierra Leone. It is known for its various health services, including the United Methodist Church Health and Maternity ward, as well as Kissy Mental Hospital. Kissy is situated 3½ km east of Mount Aureol.
Mount Aureol
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Mount Aurol”
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Area, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.47815° or 8° 28′ 41″ northLongitude
-13.22049° or 13° 13′ 14″ westElevation
155 metres (509 feet)Open location code
6CW8FQHH+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 370496794OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2405027
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