Benguema
Benguema is a military town in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone, about 30 miles east of Freetown. Benguema is home to the Benguema Military Academy, the largest Sierra Leone military recruit training center.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: place in Western Area, Sierra Leone
- Also known as: “Bengwema”, “Bonguema”, and “Bunguema”
Benguema
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Western Area, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.32139° or 8° 19′ 17″ northLongitude
-13.07278° or 13° 4′ 22″ westElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
6CW88WCG+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3059659389OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Benguema” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Benguema”
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