Motema
Motema is a hamlet in Eastern Province, Sierra Leone and has about 5,470 residents. Motema is situated nearby to the suburb Gayia, as well as near the village Simbakoro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yengema Airport.
Yengema Airport
Aerodrome
Yengema Airport is a regional airport located in Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone. It is the only airport that serves Kono District. It is one of the busiest airports in the country, due to the present of large diamond mining companies in Kono District. Yengema Airport is situated 3 km west of Motema.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yengema and Koidu.
Yengema
Town
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Yengema is a town in the Nimikoro Chiefdom of Kono District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone, lying approximately 6 miles west of Koidu Town, and about 142 miles east of Freetown. Yengema is situated 2½ km northwest of Motema.
Koidu
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Koidu Town is the capital and largest city of the Kono District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its population is 128,030 based on the 2015 census.
Tongoma
Village
Tongo, also known as Tongoma, is a diamond mining town and the second largest city in Kenema District, located in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Tongoma is situated 7 km northwest of Motema.
Motema
- Type: Hamlet with 5,470 residents
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Eastern Province, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.60803° or 8° 36′ 29″ northLongitude
-11.02432° or 11° 1′ 28″ westPopulation
5,470Elevation
405 metres (1,329 feet)Open location code
6CWCJX5G+67OpenStreetMap ID
node 3055611994OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2405038Wikidata ID
Q35734461
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In Other Languages
“Motema” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Motema”
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