Freetown Central Prison
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.
- Prison
- …is also known as “Pademba Road Prison”
- Description: building in Freetown, Sierra Leone
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Stadium and National Museum.
National Stadium
Stadium
The Siaka Stevens National Stadium, commonly known… National Stadium is situated 1½ km west of Freetown Central Prison.
National Museum
Museum
The Sierra Leone National Museum, previously known… National Museum is situated 1¼ km north of Freetown Central Prison.
Cotton Tree
The Cotton Tree is a kapok tree that is a historic… Cotton Tree is situated 1½ km north of Freetown Central Prison.
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.
Leicester
Village
Leicester is a coastal town in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone.
Wilberforce
Suburb
Wilberforce is a neighborhood in the West End of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Wilberforce is situated 3 km west of Freetown Central Prison.
Freetown Central Prison
- Category: government building
- Location
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Latitude
8.4747° or 8° 28′ 29″ north
Longitude
-13.23596° or 13° 14′ 9″ west
Open location code
6CW8FQF7+VJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prison
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Freetown Central Prison” goes by many names.
- German: “Pademba Road Prison”
- German: “Zentralgefängnis Freetown”
- Japanese: “フリータウン中央刑務所”
- Spanish: “Prision Central de Freetown”
- Spanish: “Prisión Central de Freetown”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Magisterate Court- Pademba Road and EMMA SPORT CENTER.
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