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.- 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″ north
Longitude
-13.07278° or 13° 4′ 22″ west
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
Open location code
6CW88WCG+HV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Benguema” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Benguema”
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