Cline Town

Cline Town is an area in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The area is named for Emmanuel Kline, a Hausa Liberated African who bought substantial property in the area.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sierra Leone National Railway Museum and National Museum.

Sierra Leone National Railway Museum

Museum

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The National Railway Museum is a railway museum in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The museum was opened in 2005.

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. National Museum is situated 3 km west of Cline Town.

Cotton Tree

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The Cotton Tree is a kapok tree that is a historic symbol of Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone. The Cotton Tree 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. Cotton Tree is situated 3 km west of Cline Town.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tower Hill and Kissy.

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. Tower Hill is situated 2½ km west of Cline Town.

Kissy

Suburb

Kissy is a neighbourhood located in the East End of the capital, Freetown, in Sierra Leone. It is known for its various health services, including the United Methodist Church Health and Maternity ward, as well as Kissy Mental Hospital. Kissy is situated 3 km southeast of Cline Town.

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. Leicester is situated 3 km south of Cline Town.

Cline Town

Type: Suburb
Description: area within present-day Freetown, Sierra Leone
Categories: region and locality
Location: Western Area, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

8.48824° or 8° 29′ 18″ north

Longitude

-13.20908° or 13° 12′ 33″ west

Open location code

6CW8FQQR+79

OpenStreetMap ID

node 370794239

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

Wikidata ID

Q5133722

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In Other Languages

“Cline Town” goes by many names.

Japanese: “クラインタウン”

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