West Africa
Sierra Leone
Western Area

State House

The State House is the official residence of the president of Sierra Leone. It is home to the offices of the president, senior presidential staff and associated aides. The State House is located at State Avenue, , in central .
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: the official residence of the President of the Sierra Leone
  • Also known as: “State House, Sierra Leone”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cotton Tree and National Museum.

Photo: Chtrede, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The is a kapok tree that is a historic symbol of , the capital city of . The gained importance in 1792 when a group of formerly enslaved African Americans, who had gained their freedom by fighting for the British during the American Revolutionary War, settled the site of modern Freetown. is situated 180 metres northwest of State House.

Museum
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The Sierra Leone , previously known as the Sierra Leone Museum and the Museum of the Sierra Leone Society, is the of . it is located at the junction of Siaka Stevens Street and Pademba Road in central . is situated 200 metres west of State House.

Church
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The also simply called Cathedral of Freetown, is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the Howe street of the town of , capital and most populous city of the African country of . is situated 340 metres north of State House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tower Hill and Leicester.

Suburb
is an affluent government and residential neighborhood in central , . is located within the central business district in downtown Freetown.

Village
is a coastal town in the of . The town lies approximately fifteen miles east of . The town has an estimated population of 18,678. is situated 3½ km southeast of State House.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the West End of , . It is home to the military barracks, one of the largest in the country and the main barracks of the Sierra Leone military. is situated 3½ km west of State House.

State House

Latitude
8.48652° or 8° 29′ 12″ north
Longitude
-13.23411° or 13° 14′ 3″ west
Elevation
64 metres (210 feet)
Open location code
6CW8FQP8+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 173225235
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­public_building
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7874691
Wiki­data ID
Q7603374
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Tatar—“State House” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “State House”
  • Chinese: “塞拉利昂总统府”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ستيت هاوس”
  • Finnish: “State House”
  • French: “State House”
  • German: “State House”
  • Tatar: “Стейт хаус”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “State House”. Photo: The EITI, CC BY-SA 2.0.