Kuranko
Kuranko is a hamlet in Southern Province, Sierra Leone. Kuranko is situated nearby to the village Massam, as well as near the hamlet Dambara.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gerihun and Pujehun.
Gerihun
Hamlet
Gerihun is a small town in Bo District in southern Sierra Leone. In late April 1996, an attack on the town led its residents and the more than 20,000 inhabitants of a displaced camp in the vicinity to flee to Bo. Gerihun is situated 5 km north of Kuranko.
Pujehun
Town
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pujehun is the capital of Pujehun District in the Southern Province. The current estimate of the population of Pujehun is 20,121 people. Pujehun is a rural town and is the commercial and administrative center of Pujehun District. Pujehun is situated 6 km west of Kuranko.
Kuranko
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Southern Province, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
7.37195° or 7° 22′ 19″ northLongitude
-11.67092° or 11° 40′ 15″ westElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
6CVC98CH+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 3045312527OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2407147
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