Bawbaw
Baw Baw is a fishing village around the peninsular in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. The major industry in the village is fishing; and most of its residents are fishermen.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of 18 metres (59 feet)
- …is also known as “Baw Baw, Sierra Leone”
- Description: place in Western Area, Sierra Leone
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tokeh and York.
Tokeh
Village
Tokeh Also known as Tokeh Town is a coastal resort… Tokeh is situated 5 km southeast of Bawbaw.
York
Village
York is a small coastal fishing town in the Peninsula… York is situated 8 km southeast of Bawbaw.
Lakka
Town
Lakka is a coastal resort town around the peninsular… Lakka is situated 8 km northwest of Bawbaw.
Bawbaw
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Latitude
8.34248° or 8° 20′ 33″ north
Longitude
-13.2198° or 13° 13′ 11″ west
Open location code
6CW88QRJ+X3
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In Other Languages
“Bawbaw” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Baw Baw, Sierra Leone”
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