North West Province

The North West Province, also known as North Western Province, covers the northwestern part of the West African state of . It is one of the five administrative regions of Sierra Leone.
  • Type: province of Sierra Leone with 1,160,000 residents
  • Description: province of Sierra Leone
  • Also known as: North West”, “North West Province, Sierra Leone”, and “North Western Province

North West Province

Latitude
9.1238° or 9° 7′ 26″ north
Longitude
-12.701° or 12° 42′ 4″ west
Population
1,160,000
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
6CX947FX+GJ
Geo­Names ID
11919533
Wiki­data ID
Q43371075
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Western Armenian—“North West Province” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: ሰሜን-ምዕራብ
  • Azerbaijani: Şimal-Qərb
  • Bengali: উত্তর-পশ্চিম
  • Chinese: 塞拉利昂西北省
  • Chinese: 西北省
  • Danish: Nordvestprovinsen (Sierra Leone)
  • Danish: Nordvestprovinsen
  • Esperanto: Nordokcidenta Provinco
  • Finnish: Luoteinen maakunta
  • French: Province du Nord-Ouest
  • German: North West Province
  • German: North West
  • German: North Western
  • Hausa: Arewa-Yamma
  • Japanese: 北西部州
  • Javanese: Barat Laut
  • Kazakh: Солтүстік-батыс
  • Kirghiz: Түндүк-батыш
  • Malay: Barat Laut
  • Northern Frisian: North West (Prowins uun Sierra Leone)
  • Northern Frisian: North West
  • Oromo: Kaaba-Lixa
  • Panjabi: ਉੱਤਰ-ਪੱਛਮ
  • Persian: شمال-غربی
  • Portuguese: Província do Noroeste (Serra Leoa)
  • Portuguese: Província do Noroeste
  • Pushto: شمال لویدیځ
  • Russian: Северо-Западная провинция (Сьерра-Леоне)
  • Russian: Северо-Западная провинция
  • Somali: Waqooyi-Galbeed
  • Spanish: Provincia del Noroeste
  • Swahili: Kaskazini-Magharibi
  • Tajik: Шимол-Ғарб
  • Tatar: Төньяк-Көнбатыш провинциясе
  • Tatar: Төньяк-көнбатыш
  • Uzbek: Shimoli-gʻarbiy
  • Western Armenian: Հիւսիս-արեւմտեան նահանգ

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