Upper Sorie Town
Upper Sorie Town is a neighborhood in Western Area, Sierra Leone. Upper Sorie Town is situated nearby to the neighborhood Lower Sorie, as well as near Sumalia Town.Places of Interest
Highlights include Freetown Central Prison and Circular Road Cemetery.
Freetown Central Prison
Prison
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Freetown Central Prison, commonly known as Pademba Road Prison, is a prison on Pademba Road in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The prison was built to house 220 prisoners in the pre-independence era and now holds around 2,000 prisoners.
Circular Road Cemetery
Cemetery
Circular Road Cemetery is a cemetery located in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It was opened in 1827. Urban expansion had meant that the old burial ground at the south end of Howe Street had become surrounded by houses and so could not be enlarged.
National Museum
Museum
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The Sierra Leone National Museum, previously known as the Sierra Leone Museum and the Museum of the Sierra Leone Society, is the national museum of Sierra Leone. it is located at the junction of Siaka Stevens Street and Pademba Road in central Freetown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tower Hill and Leicester.
Tower Hill
Suburb
Tower Hill is an affluent government and residential neighborhood in central Freetown, Sierra Leone. Tower Hill is located within the central business district in downtown Freetown.
Leicester
Village
Leicester is a coastal town in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. The town lies approximately fifteen miles east of Freetown. The town has an estimated population of 18,678.
Wilberforce
Suburb
Wilberforce is a neighborhood in the West End of Freetown, Sierra Leone. It is home to the Wilberforce military barracks, one of the largest in the country and the main barracks of the Sierra Leone military. Wilberforce is situated 3½ km west of Upper Sorie Town.
Upper Sorie Town
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Area, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.47255° or 8° 28′ 21″ northLongitude
-13.22997° or 13° 13′ 48″ westOpen location code
6CW8FQFC+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 3357528174OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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